Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony

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Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony is a five-movement orchestral work notable for its unusual structure, predominantly dance-like character, and bright, optimistic tone compared to many of the composer's later symphonies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
alternativeName Polish Symphony ⓘ
Symphony No. 3 in D major ⓘ
Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 29 ⓘ
characteristic predominantly dance-like ⓘ
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
compositionEndDate 1875 ⓘ
compositionStartDate 1875 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire ⓘ
dedication Karl Davydov NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPublicationDate 1879 ⓘ
followedBy Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony ⓘ
genre Romantic symphony ⓘ
hasMovement I. Introduzione e Allegro ⓘ
II. Alla tedesca ⓘ
III. Andante elegiaco ⓘ
IV. Scherzo ⓘ
V. Finale ⓘ
historicalContext early mature period of Tchaikovsky's career ⓘ
influencedBy Western European symphonic tradition ⓘ
key D major ⓘ
language N/A (instrumental music) ⓘ
movementCountType five-movement structure ⓘ
movementForm finale based on polonaise rhythm ⓘ
first movement in sonata form with slow introduction ⓘ
notableFeature contains several dance-like movements ⓘ
nicknamed "Polish" due to polonaise-style finale ⓘ
only Tchaikovsky symphony in a major key other than B-flat major ⓘ
numberOfMovements 5 ⓘ
orchestration symphony orchestra ⓘ
placeInComposerOutput third of Tchaikovsky's numbered symphonies ⓘ
precededBy Tchaikovsky's Second Symphony ⓘ
premiereConductor Nikolai Rubinstein ⓘ
premiereDate 1875-11-07 ⓘ
premiereLocation Moscow ⓘ
publisher P. Jurgenson ⓘ
recordingAvailability widely recorded by major orchestras ⓘ
relativeMoodComparedToOtherTchaikovskySymphonies more optimistic than many later symphonies ⓘ
structuralFeature unusual five-movement design compared to standard four-movement symphony ⓘ
stylePeriod Romantic ⓘ
tonalCharacter bright ⓘ
optimistic ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 45 minutes ⓘ

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Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 → alsoKnownAs → Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony ⓘ
Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 → workByComposerNumbering → Tchaikovsky symphony No. 3 ⓘ
linked to: Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony
TH 26 → usedForIdentification → Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 3 ⓘ
linked to: Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony
ČW 26 → refersTo → Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 3 ⓘ
linked to: Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony
Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony → followedBy → Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony ⓘ
linked to: Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony
Jewels → musicForDiamondsWork → Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 "Polish" ⓘ
linked to: Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony
III. Andante elegiaco → partOf → Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony ⓘ
Tchaikovsky's Second Symphony → followedBy → Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony ⓘ