Overture 1812
Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky (arr. Michael Story and Robert W. Smith)
General Info
Year: 1882 / 2012
Duration: c. 2:05
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $60.00; (digital) - $60.00 | Score Only (print) - $9.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Piano/Keyboard (optional)
Timpani (optional)
Percussion I-II, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Overture 1812 is one of the most widely recognizable works in all of music. The bold musical statement was composed in 1880 to commemorate the Russian victory over Napoleon's army in 1812. Carefully scored, this rendition is a perfect fit for the end of the second year of band instruction. As with the original, the characteristic melody builds to the dramatic and triumphant finale.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Washtenaw International High School (Ypsilanti, Mich.) Symphonic Band (Akash Watsa, conductor) - 8 November 2022
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Douce Rêverie (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Vernay) (1878/2020)
- Scenes from "Swan Lake" (Adaptable Band) (arr. Fisher) (1876/2016)
- Themes from "1812 Overture" (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Vinson) (1891/2008)
- Themes from "The Nutcracker" (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Huckeby) (1891/1999/2010)
All Wind Works
- The 3-Minute Nutcracker (arr. Conley) (1891/2010)
- 1812 (arr. Brown) (1880/1938)
- 1812 Overture (arr. Hanna). See: Highlights from "1812 Overture"
- 1812 Overture (arr. Kimura) (1880/)
- 1812 Overture (arr. Lake) (1880/)
- 1812 Overture (arr. Laurendeau; ed. Schissel) (1880/1904/2010)
- 1812 Overture (arr. Mol) (1880/)
- 1812 Overture (tr. Patterson) (1880/)
- 1812 Overture (arr. Smith and Story). See: Overture 1812
- 1812 Overture (arr. Vinson). See: Themes from "1812 Overture"
- 1812 Overture (arr. Whitcomb) (1880/)
- 1812 Overture (arr. Williams) (1880/1997)
- Album for the Young (Op. 39) (arr. Curnow) (1878/2007)
- Andante Cantabile (Clarinet Quartet) (arr. Hautvast)
- Andante Cantabile (Saxophone Quartet) (arr. Hautvast)
- Andante Cantabile (Wind Ensemble) (arr. Hautvast)
- Andante Cantabile (arr. Safranek) (/1913)
- Canzonetta from Violin Concerto (arr. Schinstine) (1878/1993)
- Capriccio Italien (tr. Hindsley) (1880/1984)
- Chanson Triste (arr. Reed) (1878/1989)
- Characteristic Dances from "The Nutcracker Suite" (tr. Rogan; ed. McAllster and Reed)
- The Christmas Tree (arr. Winkelman) (1892/2017)
- Coronation March (arr. Van Grevenbroek) (1883/2013)
- Cossak Dance (tr. Bourgeois) (2008)
- Dance of the Jesters (arr. Cramer) (1873/1997)
- Dance of the Reed Flutes (arr. Cook) (1892/1990)
- Dance of the Reed Flutes (arr. Schwalbe) (1892/2015?)
- Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy (arr. Smith and Story) (1891/2007)
- Dance of the Swans (arr. Watters and Wilson) (1876/1962)
- Dances from The Oprichnik (tr. Bourgeois) (1872/2008)
- Dances des mirlitons (arr. Buitenhuis) (1892/)
- Douce Rêverie (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Vernay) (1878/2020)
- Echoes from a Russian Cathedral (arr. Singleton) (1878-1883/2005)
- Entry March from "Swan Lake" (tr. Billis) (1877/1996)
- Faeries (arr. Davis; adapt. Longfield) (1891/)
- Fantasy on "March Slav" (arr. Bobrowitz) (1876/2019)
- Festive Overture on the Danish National Anthem (arr. Godfrey) (1908)
- Final Scene from "Swan Lake," Act IV (1876) (arr. Lienhart) (1876/2012)
- Finale from "Concerto for Violin" (arr. Howey) (1878/2008)
- Finale from Symphony in F minor No. 4 (arr. Balent). See: Finale from Symphony No. 4
- Finale from Symphony in F minor No. 4 (arr. Brooks) (1878/)
- Finale from Symphony in F minor No. 4 (tr. Hindsley) (1878/197-?)
- Finale from Symphony in F minor No. 4 (arr. Safranek; ed. Ragsdale) (1878/1912/2004)
- Finale from Symphony in F minor No. 4 (arr. Sato) (1878/2014)
- Finale from Symphony in F minor No. 4 (arr. Singleton) (1878/1912/2003)
- Finale from Symphony No. 2 (arr. Williams) (1872/1880/2002)
- Finale from Symphony No. 4 (arr. Balent) (1878/2005)
- Gems of Tchaikovsky (arr. Clark) (1917)
- Highlights from "1812 Overture" (arr. Hanna) (1880/1997)
- Jurisprudence (arr. Godfrey) (1885/1909)
- Le Lac des Cygnes: Act I, Scene 1 (arr. Nefs) (1876/)
- Mad Russian's Christmas, A (arr. Phillips and Megaw) (1891/1996/2015)
- March from "The Sleeping Beauty" (arr. Bourgeois) (1890/2018)
- March Slav (tr. Daehn) (1876/1994)
- March Slav (tr. Hindsley) (1876/197-?)
- March Slav (orch. Simpson) (1876/2000)
- Marche Slav (arr. Laurendeau) (1876/1906)
- Marche Slave (arr. Godfrey) (1876/1917)
- Miniature Overture from "Suite from 'The Nutcracker'" (tr. Rogan; ed. McAlister and Reed) (1892/2001)
- None but the Lonely Heart (arr. Kimura) (1869/2007)
- Nutcracker Fantasia (arr. Giroux) (1891/2012)
- The Nutcracker Fantasy (arr. Yo Goto) (1891/)
- Nutcracker Suite (arr. Lake) (1891/1924)
- Nutcracker Suite (arr. Curnow) (1891/1987)
- Nutcracker Suite (arr. Lavender) (1891/1999)
- Nutcracker Sweets (arr. Corwell) (1891/2010)
- The Nutty Nutcracker (arr. Hannickel) (1891/2006)
- Overture 1812 (arr. Smith and Story) (1882/2012)
- Overture from "The Nutcracker" (arr. Ballenger III) (1891/)
- Petite Suite (arr. Cray) (1878/1946)
- Polonaise from "Third Suite" (arr. Godfrey) (1884/1916)
- Rockin' Nutcracker (arr. Smith) (1884/2014)
- Romeo and Juliet (tr. Hindsley) (1870/?)
- Romeo and Juliet (tr. Holcombe) (1870/1981)
- Russian Dance from "The Nutcracker" (arr. Smith and Story) (1884/2011)
- Scenes from "Swan Lake" (Adaptable Band) (arr. Fisher) (1876/2016)
- Scenes from "The Nutcracker" (arr. Story) (1884/2010)
- Scherzo (arr. Klemke) (1878/2013)
- Selections from "The Nutcracker Suite" (arr. Hartman) (1884/2013)
- Selections from "The Nutcracker Suite" (arr. Longfield) (1884/1992)
- The Sleeping Beauty (arr. Bennett) (1889/1960)
- The Sleeping Beauty (arr. Kitano) (1889/2014)
- Sleeping Beauty: Waltz (arr. Eilhardt) (1889)
- Sugar Plum Reggae (arr. Fraley) (1891/2012)
- Suite from "Swan Lake" (tr. Yodo) (1876/)
- Suite from the Ballet "The Swan Lake" (arr. Godfrey) (1876/1911)
- Suite No. 3 in G Major (tr. Winterbottom) (1884/1937)
- Symphony No. 4 Finale (arr. Fyffe) (1878/2000)
- Symphony No. 6: Third Movement Finale (arr. Daehn) (1893/2007)
- Symphony No. 6 (arr. Hindsley)
- Symphony No. 6 -- First Movement (arr. Hindsley) (1893/197-?)
- Symphony No. 6 -- Third Movement (arr. Hindsley) (1893/197-?)
- Tchaikovsky Ballet Suite (arr. Bourgeois) (2012)
- Tchaikovsky Highlights (arr. Van der Beek) (2019)
- Tchaikovsky Suite (scored Barnes) (1878/2004)
- Tchaikovskyana (arr. Daehn) (1979/2015)
- Tchaikovsky's Greatest Hits (arr. Moss) (2003)
- Theme and Variations from "Suite in G Major" (arr. Winterbottom) (1884/1937)
- Themes from "1812 Overture" (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Vinson) (1891/2008)
- Themes from "The Nutcracker" (arr. Huckeby) (1891/2010/2013)
- Themes from "The Nutcracker" (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Huckeby) (1891/1999/2010)
- Themes from "The Nutcracker Suite" (arr. Johnson) (1891/1952)
- Three Chorales for Band (with Handel and Pasquini; arr. Thornton) (1992/2004)
- Three Dances from "The Maid of Orleans" (tr. Bourgeois) (1879/2007)
- Three Onegin Dances (arr. Van der Beek)
- Two Excerpts from "The Pathetic Symphony" (arr. Fletcher) (1893/1912)
- Violin Concerto in D Major (tr. Lane) (1878/2020)
- Waltz from "Eugene Onegin" (arr. Kitano) (1878/2015)
- Waltz from "Sleeping Beauty" (tr. Lake) (1889/1937)
- Waltz of the Flowers (arr. Kitano) (1892/2006)
- Waltz of the Flowers (tr. Lake) (1892/1919)
- Winter from "The Four Seasons" (as arranger)
Resources
- 1812 Overture. Wikipedia. Accessed 29 June 2018
- Perusal score
- Tchaikovsky, P.; Story, M.; Smith R. (2012). Overture 1812 [score]. Alfred: Van Nuys, Calif.