Marche Miniature from Orchestral Suite No.1, Op.43 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
In May of 1877, Tchaikovsky busied himself with the
composition of his Suite No.1 in Major, Op.43. The suite underwent various
changes before it took its final shape. Tchaikovsky had second thoughts about
the prevalence of duple rhythm throughout, and then about the number of
movements.
The
third movement Intermezzo is followed
by a miniature March, originally described by the composer as March of the
Lilliputians, a movement he attempted to withdraw, until persuaded to retain
it. Throughout the whole work he enjoyed a freedom that the stand-form symphony
would not allow, finding himself able to write the kind of music that found
further expression in his ballets. Ironically, the most popular of all the
movements has been the March that Tchaikovsky had once hoped to discard. Colleen Matheu
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Marche Miniature from Orchestral Suite No.1, Op.43 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
In May of 1877, Tchaikovsky busied himself with the composition of his Suite No.1 in Major, Op.43. The suite underwent various changes before it took its final shape. Tchaikovsky had second thoughts about the prevalence of duple rhythm throughout, and then about the number of movements.
The third movement Intermezzo is followed by a miniature March, originally described by the composer as March of the Lilliputians, a movement he attempted to withdraw, until persuaded to retain it. Throughout the whole work he enjoyed a freedom that the stand-form symphony would not allow, finding himself able to write the kind of music that found further expression in his ballets. Ironically, the most popular of all the movements has been the March that Tchaikovsky had once hoped to discard. Colleen Matheu
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