Western — Classical & Romantic
Romantic · 1869

Romeo and Juliet — Fantasy Overture

P. I. TchaikovskyTH 42

Key
Bm
Time
C
Tempo
♩=80
AO focus
AO3

Incipit

Form

Concert overture / fantasy. Programme: Friar Laurence intro + Capulet/Montague feud + love theme + tragic close.

Teaching points

  • Programmatic Shakespearean narrative
  • Most-quoted love theme in Western music
  • AO3: programmatic overture
Full score ↓Public domain

Jurgenson + later urtext, PD.

Topic T9