Suite No. 2 in C major, Op. 53 "Suite caractéristique"

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Suite No. 2 in C major, Op. 53 "Suite caractéristique" is a multi-movement orchestral suite by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, noted for its vivid character pieces and colorful instrumentation.

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instanceOf composition ⓘ
orchestral suite ⓘ
catalogueNumber TH 31 ⓘ
ČW 26 ⓘ
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
compositionEndDate 1884 ⓘ
compositionStartDate 1883 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire ⓘ
dedicatedTo Karl Davydov NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPublicationDate 1885 ⓘ
followedBy Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55 ⓘ
follows Suite No. 1 in D minor, Op. 43 ⓘ
genre orchestral music ⓘ
hasForm multi-movement suite ⓘ
hasMovement Jeu de sons ⓘ
Rêves d’enfant ⓘ
Scherzo burlesque ⓘ
Valse ⓘ
hasNotableFeature dance-inspired movements ⓘ
programmatic character indications ⓘ
use of prominent woodwind colors ⓘ
influencedBy French musical style ⓘ
ballet idioms ⓘ
key C major ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
movementLanguage French ⓘ
notedFor colorful instrumentation ⓘ
vivid character pieces ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 53 ⓘ
orchestration full symphony orchestra ⓘ
partOf Tchaikovsky orchestral suites ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
premiereConductor Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
premiereDate 1884 ⓘ
premiereLocation Moscow ⓘ
publisher P. Jurgenson ⓘ
subtitle Suite caractéristique ⓘ
title Suite No. 2 in C major ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 35 minutes ⓘ
uses contrasting character pieces ⓘ
rich Romantic harmony ⓘ
workNumberInComposerOutput second orchestral suite by Tchaikovsky ⓘ

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