The Tempest, Op. 18

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The Tempest, Op. 18 is a symphonic fantasy by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky inspired by Shakespeare’s play, notable for its vivid orchestral depiction of the drama’s characters and stormy atmosphere.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
symphonic fantasy ⓘ
approximateDuration 20 minutes ⓘ
basedOn The Tempest ⓘ
basedOnWorkAuthor William Shakespeare ⓘ
catalogueNumber TH 44 ⓘ
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
compositionYear 1873 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire ⓘ
dedicatedTo Vladimir Stasov ⓘ
depicts Ariel ⓘ
Ferdinand ⓘ
Miranda ⓘ
Prospero ⓘ
storm at sea ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1875 ⓘ
form single-movement symphonic poem ⓘ
genre program music ⓘ
romantic music ⓘ
influencedBy Franz Liszt’s symphonic poems ⓘ
inspiredBy Shakespeare’s play The Tempest ⓘ
linked to: The Tempest
inTchaikovskyCatalogueSection orchestral fantasies and symphonic poems ⓘ
intendedVenue concert hall ⓘ
key F minor ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
movementCount 1 ⓘ
notableFor depiction of stormy atmosphere ⓘ
dramatic characterization ⓘ
vivid orchestral color ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 18 ⓘ
orchestration symphony orchestra ⓘ
originalTitle Буря ⓘ
linked to: Der Sturm
originalTitleLanguage Russian ⓘ
partOf Tchaikovsky’s orchestral repertoire ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
premiereConductor Nikolai Rubinstein ⓘ
premiereLocation Moscow ⓘ
publisher P. Jurgenson ⓘ
revised 1874 ⓘ
style late Romantic ⓘ
subject Shakespearean drama ⓘ
titleLanguage English ⓘ
uses leitmotifs for characters ⓘ
workNumberInComposerOutput early orchestral work ⓘ
workType concert piece ⓘ

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Tchaikovsky orchestral repertoire → includesWork → The Tempest, Op. 18 ⓘ
Lélio, ou Le retour à la vie → movement → Fantaisie sur la Tempête de Shakespeare ⓘ
linked to: The Tempest, Op. 18