The Tempest (Tchaikovsky)

The Tempest (Russian: Буря Burya), Symphonic Fantasia after Shakespeare, Op. 18, is a symphonic poem in F minor by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed in 1873.^[1] It was premiered in December 1873, conducted by Nikolai Rubinstein.^[1]

It is based on the play The Tempest by William Shakespeare. Similar in structure to Tchaikovsky's better-known Romeo and Juliet fantasy-overture, it contains themes depicting the stillness of the ship at sea, the grotesque nature of Caliban, and the love between Ferdinand and Miranda. The love music is particularly strong, being reminiscent of the love music from Romeo and Juliet.

Tchaikovsky was much influenced by Shakespeare: in addition to Romeo and Juliet and The Tempest, he also wrote a Hamlet overture-fantasy (1888) and incidental music to Hamlet (1891).

Excerpts from the score were used in the 2005 ballet Anna Karenina, choreographed by Boris Eifman.

The work is not related to Tchaikovsky's overture/symphonic poem The Storm, Op. posth. 76, written in 1864.

Instrumentation

Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets (B♭), 2 Bassoons + 4 Horns (F), 2 Trumpets (F), 3 Trombones, Tuba + Timpani, Cymbals, Bass Drum + Violins I, Violins II, Violas, Cellos, Double Basses

External links

References

1 2 "Tchaikovsky Research : The Tempest". Retrieved 2015-06-21.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Operas	The Voyevoda Undina The Oprichnik Vakula the Smith Eugene Onegin The Maid of Orleans Mazepa (or Mazeppa) Cherevichki The Enchantress The Queen of Spades Iolanta

Ballets	Swan Lake The Sleeping Beauty The Nutcracker

Symphonies	No. 1 in G minor ("Winter Daydreams") No. 2 in C minor ("Little Russian") No. 3 in D major ("Polish") No. 4 in F minor Symphony in B minor ("Manfred") No. 5 in E minor No. 6 in B minor ("Pathétique") No. 7 in E♭ major (unfinished)

Concertante	Piano Concerto No. 1 in B♭ minor Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major Piano Concerto No. 3 in E♭ major Concert Fantasia Andante and Finale Sérénade mélancolique Valse-Scherzo Violin Concerto in D major Variations on a Rococo Theme Pezzo capriccioso Cello Concerto

Orchestral works	Romeo and Juliet The Tempest Hamlet Capriccio Italien Francesca da Rimini The Storm Fatum The Voyevoda 1812 Overture Marche Slave Festival Overture on the Danish National Anthem Festival Coronation March Orchestral Suite No. 1 in D minor Orchestral Suite No. 2 in C major Orchestral Suite No. 3 in G major Orchestral Suite No. 4 in G major ("Mozartiana") Serenade for Strings

Vocal music	Liturgy of St John Chrysostom All-Night Vigil Moscow

Chamber music	Quartet Movement in B♭ major String Quartet No. 1 in D major String Quartet No. 2 in F major String Quartet No. 3 in E♭ minor Souvenir d'un lieu cher Piano Trio in A minor String Sextet in D minor (Souvenir de Florence)

Piano music	Scherzo à la russe Souvenir de Hapsal The Seasons (Les saisons) Piano Sonata No. 2 in C♯ minor Grand Piano Sonata in G major

Portrayals	Tchaikovsky (1969 film)

Related articles	Antonina Miliukova Belyayev circle Death International Tchaikovsky Competition Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky Musical style Nadezhda von Meck Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in popular media Symphonies by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky State House-Museum The Five Vladimir Davydov

Book:Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky List of compositions by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Category:Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

William Shakespeare's The Tempest

Characters

Sources

Films

Adaptations

Music	Three Shakespeare Songs (Vaughan Williams) The Tempest (Sullivan) The Tempest (Sibelius) The Tempest (Tchaikovsky) The Tempest (ballet) (Nordheim)

Screen	Yellow Sky (1948) Forbidden Planet (1956) Tempest (1982) The Journey to Melonia (1989) Prospero's Books (1991)

Painting	Scene from Shakespeare's The Tempest (Hogarth) Ferdinand Lured by Ariel (Millais)

Musicals	Beach Blanket Tempest Return to the Forbidden Planet Amaluna

Plays	The Tempest (Dryden) The Sea Voyage The Mock Tempest (1674 Duffet) Une Tempête (1969 Césaire) The Sea (play) (1973) I'll Be The Devil (2008)

Opera	Noises, Sounds & Sweet Airs (1991) The Tempest (2004 Adès) The Tempest (1756 Smith) Der Sturm (1955) The Enchanted Island (2011 Sams)

Poetry and prose fiction	Caliban upon Setebos (Browning) The Sea and the Mirror (Auden) Indigo (Warner) A Midsummer Tempest (Anderson) Island (Rogers) The Tempest (Tchaikovsky)

Phrases

Caliban upon Setebos (1864)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
The Tempest (1966)
"Don't Pay the Ferryman" (1982)
"The Sea and the Mirror: A Commentary on Shakespeare's The Tempest" (1982)

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