Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Tchaikovsky's_1812_Overture
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musical composition
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:consecration_of_the_Cathedral_of_Christ_the_Saviour
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky
gptkbp:duration about 15 minutes
gptkbp:featuredIn classical music concerts
gptkbp:genre gptkb:orchestra
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture
gptkbp:key E-flat major
gptkbp:notableFor incorporation of Russian and French anthems
use of cannon fire
use of church bells
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:The_Year_1812,_Festival_Overture_in_E♭_major,_Op._49
gptkbp:opusNumber gptkb:Op._49
gptkbp:orchestration gptkb:band
gptkb:castle
large orchestra
cannons
gptkbp:popularFor gptkb:Russia
gptkb:United_States_Independence_Day_celebrations
gptkbp:premiereDate 1882
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:recordedAt many orchestras worldwide
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Napoleon's_failed_invasion_of_Russia_in_1812
gptkbp:yearComposed 1880
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_York_Philharmonic
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5