Romantic · 1880
1812 Overture — opening
P. I. TchaikovskyOp. 49
- Key
- Eb
- Time
- C
- Tempo
- ♩=60
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Largo opening — Russian Orthodox chant 'God Preserve Thy People' on solo violas + cellos.
Teaching points
- Hushed Orthodox chant opening
- Slow Largo before Allegro
- AO3: programmatic narrative arc
Full score ↓Public domain
Jurgenson + later urtext, PD.