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.