1812 Overture
1880 concert overture by Tchaikovsky
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Summary
1812 Overture is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 0.99% of musical work composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,732 views/month, #191 of 19,375).[2]
Key Facts
- Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky[3]
- Genre: patriotic music[4]
- Named after: 1812[5]
- Depicts: French invasion of Russia[6]
- Commons category: 1812 Overture[7]
- Country of origin: Russia[8]
- Inception: 1880[9]
- Dedicated to: French invasion of Russia[10]
- Tonality: E-flat major[11]
- Reference URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R5tOTgfz4I[12]
- Instrumentation: orchestra[13], cannon[14]
- Date of first performance: August 20, 1882[15]
- Title: Торжественная увертюра «1812 год»[16]
- Has melody: La Marseillaise[17], God Save the Tsar![18]
- Set in period: 1812[19]
- Form of creative work: overture[20]
- Opus number: 49[21]
Product Details
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Why It Matters
1812 Overture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]