Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55

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Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55 is a large-scale orchestral suite by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, notable for its expansive final theme and variations movement and its rich, Romantic orchestration.

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Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral suite ⓘ
approximateDuration about 45 minutes ⓘ
catalogueIn Tchaikovsky orchestral works ⓘ
composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
composerNationality Russian ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Russia ⓘ
dedicatedTo Karl Davydov NERFINISHED ⓘ
era 19th century classical music ⓘ
genre orchestral music ⓘ
suite ⓘ
hasFinaleType theme and variations ⓘ
hasKeyOfFinale G major ⓘ
hasKeyOfFirstMovement G major ⓘ
hasProminentInstrumentalWritingFor brass ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
strings ⓘ
woodwinds ⓘ
hasSection extended variation set in the finale ⓘ
influencedBy Western European Romantic orchestral tradition ⓘ
isPartOf Tchaikovsky’s orchestral suites ⓘ
key G major ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
movement Scherzo ⓘ
Theme and Variations ⓘ
Valse mélancolique ⓘ
Élégie ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
notableFeature expansive final theme and variations movement ⓘ
rich Romantic orchestration ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 55 ⓘ
orchestration full symphony orchestra ⓘ
period late Romantic period ⓘ
premiereConductor Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
premiereCountry Russian Empire ⓘ
premiereLocation Saint Petersburg ⓘ
relatedWorkByComposer Suite No. 1 in D minor, Op. 43 ⓘ
Suite No. 2 in C major, Op. 53 ⓘ
Suite No. 4 in G major, Op. 61 "Mozartiana" ⓘ
structuralCharacteristic cyclical four-movement design ⓘ
style Romantic ⓘ
tonalCenter G major ⓘ
typicalPerformanceMedium symphony orchestra ⓘ
workTitleLanguage French ⓘ

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