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The Year 1812, Solemn Overture, Op. 49, popularly known as the 1812 Overture, [1] is a concert overture in E ♭ major written in 1880 by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The piece commemorates Russia 's successful defense against the French invasion of the nation in 1812.
Op. 49 1812 Overture (1880) Op. 50 Piano Trio in A minor (1882) ... (1883; the 5th song Legend was the basis of Anton Arensky's Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky ...
In music, Op. 49 stands for Opus number 49. Compositions that are assigned this number include: ... Tchaikovsky – 1812 Overture
The 1812 overture complete with cannon fire was performed at the 2005 Classical Spectacular Among the other works, Capriccio Italien is a travelogue of the composer's time there during his years of wandering and a conscious emulation of the Mediterranean episodes in Glinka's Spanish Overtures. [ 49 ]
Tchaikovsky wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the classical repertoire, including the ballets Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, the 1812 Overture, his First Piano Concerto, Violin Concerto, the Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy, several symphonies, and the opera Eugene Onegin.
"1812 Overture, Op. 49" by Pyotr Tchaikovsky "Here Comes the Hotstepper" by Ini Kamoze "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan "Hapa Haole" by Porouchi Nawohi "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones "Me and You" by Rich White "Living on the Road" by Federico Rapagnetta, Giuseppe Santamaria, Duilio Sorrenti and Enrico Cosimi
The Roman Carnival Overture (Berlioz) The Little Horses from Old American Songs (Copland) Concerto for Four Violins and String Orchestra Op. 3, No. 10 (Vivaldi) Tango_Pasodoble from Facade (Walton) 1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky) 21 What is a Melody? December 21, 1962
At Eugene Ormandy's request, [citation needed] he reconstructed Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, setting the opening section for a cappella chorus, in the style of a Russian Orthodox chant, and the finale for chorus and orchestra.