The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E♭ major, Op. 49
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
musical composition
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| gptkbp:commissioned |
gptkb:consecration_of_the_Cathedral_of_Christ_the_Saviour,_Moscow
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| gptkbp:composer |
gptkb:Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky
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| gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
gptkb:Russia
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| gptkbp:dedicatedTo |
commemoration of Russia's defense against Napoleon's invading Grande Armée in 1812
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| gptkbp:duration |
about 15 minutes
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| gptkbp:firstPerformed |
gptkb:Moscow
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:orchestra
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E♭ major, Op. 49
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| gptkbp:key |
E-flat major
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| gptkbp:notable_for |
use of cannon fire
use of church bells |
| gptkbp:opusNumber |
gptkb:Op._49
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| gptkbp:popular_name |
gptkb:1812_Overture
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| gptkbp:premiereDate |
1882
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| gptkbp:scoredFor |
gptkb:castle
gptkb:orchestra cannons |
| gptkbp:uses_melody |
gptkb:La_Marseillaise
gptkb:God_Save_the_Tsar! |
| gptkbp:yearComposed |
1880
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:1812_Overture
gptkb:Tchaikovsky_1812_Overture gptkb:Tchaikovsky's_1812_Overture |
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6
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