Hamlet Overture-Fantasy, Op. 67a

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"Hamlet Overture-Fantasy, Op. 67a" is a symphonic work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky inspired by Shakespeare’s tragedy, notable for its dark, dramatic character and vivid orchestral storytelling.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert overture ⓘ
approximateDuration 15–20 minutes ⓘ
basedOn Hamlet ⓘ
basedOnWorkBy William Shakespeare ⓘ
catalogNumber TH 53 ⓘ
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
composerNationality Russian ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire ⓘ
dedicatedTo Edvard Grieg ⓘ
firstPerformanceLocation St. Petersburg ⓘ
form single-movement symphonic fantasy ⓘ
genre Romantic music ⓘ
program music ⓘ
hasMood brooding ⓘ
dramatic tension ⓘ
tragic ⓘ
inCatalogueOf Tchaikovsky’s complete works ⓘ
inspiredBy Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet ⓘ
linked to: Hamlet
inspiredLaterWork Hamlet incidental music, Op. 67b ⓘ
key B minor ⓘ
language none (instrumental) ⓘ
movementCount 1 ⓘ
notableCharacteristic dark character ⓘ
dramatic contrasts ⓘ
vivid orchestral storytelling ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 67a ⓘ
orchestration symphony orchestra ⓘ
originalTitle Гамлет. Увертюра-фантазия ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage Russian ⓘ
partOfComposerOutput Tchaikovsky’s orchestral works ⓘ
premiereCity St. Petersburg ⓘ
premiereConductor Eduard Nápravník ⓘ
premiereCountry Russian Empire ⓘ
relatedWork Hamlet incidental music, Op. 67b ⓘ
stylePeriod Romantic era ⓘ
subjectOf musicological analysis ⓘ
thematicMaterialRepresents Ophelia ⓘ
Prince Hamlet ⓘ
linked to: Hamlet

court and political intrigue ⓘ
titleLanguage English ⓘ
usesTechnique leitmotivic characterization ⓘ
rich Romantic orchestration ⓘ
workNumber 67a ⓘ
workTitle Hamlet Overture-Fantasy ⓘ

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Tchaikovsky orchestral repertoire → includesWork → Hamlet Overture-Fantasy, Op. 67a ⓘ
Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 → relatedWorkByComposer → Hamlet Overture-Fantasy ⓘ
linked to: Hamlet Overture-Fantasy, Op. 67a
Hamlet Overture-Fantasy, Op. 67a → relatedWork → Hamlet incidental music, Op. 67b ⓘ
linked to: Hamlet Overture-Fantasy, Op. 67a
Hamlet Overture-Fantasy, Op. 67a → inspiredLaterWork → Hamlet incidental music, Op. 67b ⓘ
linked to: Hamlet Overture-Fantasy, Op. 67a
Hamlet Overture-Fantasy, Op. 67a → workTitle → Hamlet Overture-Fantasy ⓘ
linked to: Hamlet Overture-Fantasy, Op. 67a
Hamlet Overture-Fantasy, Op. 67a → originalTitle → Гамлет. Увертюра-фантазия ⓘ
linked to: Hamlet Overture-Fantasy, Op. 67a