Symphony No. 4 Format: Miniature Score

By Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

ISBN 10: 0486404218 / ISBN 13: 9780486404219

Published by Dover Publishers

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• Title: Symphony No. 4 Format: Miniature Score
• Publisher: Dover Publishers
• ISBN 10: 0486404218
• ISBN 13: 9780486404219
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In Tchaikovsky's symphonic output, his Symphony No. 4 was a pivotal work. It announced the composer as a major symphonist of his time, overshadowing his previous, less-than-distinguished efforts in this form, and opened the way tohis last, major, works: the haunting Fifth Symphony and the biographical Sixth, the profound 'Pathétique.'

Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony — written in 1877 at the age of thirty-seven — offers itself as an intensely personalstatement. Dramatically shaped and brilliantly orchestrated, it captures a theatrical quality and orchestral color that shaped the composer's symphonic fantasy Francesca da Rimini, written just a year earlier. The Fourthopensunequivocally with the thrust of a brass fanfare — the 'fate' motive that is to reappear in the last movement — then flows with the effortless quality that characterizes Tchaikovsky's great, generously melodious balletscores. The second movement lingers over one of the composer's most poignant melodies, and the third — the Scherzo — offers a delightful fantasy from this master orchestrator: the charming Pizzicato ostinato, a unique moment inthe entire orchestral literature.

The symphony is reproduced here from the authoritative Breitkopf & Härtel edition, with bar-numbered movements and ample margins at the bottom of each score page for notes and analysis.Ideal for study in the classroom, at home, or in the concert hall, this affordable, high quality, conveniently sized volume will be the edition of choice for music students and music lovers alike.

Reprint of the Breitkopf &Härtel edition.

About the Author

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) was one of the most loved of Russian composers. His music is famous for its strong emotion, and his technical skill and strict work habits helped guarantee its lasting appeal. His wide-ranging output includes symphonies, operas, ballets, instrumental, chamber music, and songs.