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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: romeo and juliet- overture-fantasy — Complete work — Wikimedia Commons source record

Romeo And Juliet Overture Fantasy

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01 / The first 30 seconds

30-second entrance

Hear the dance step before the melody. Tchaikovsky’s charm is not only the tune; the body starts moving first.

Mood / situation

Melody, image, being lifted out of tiredness

Minute to hear first

00:00–00:50: hear the dance inside the beat, then how melody enters.

02 / LISTEN FOR

Three things to wait for

  1. Dance before melody
  2. Color shifts between winds and strings
  3. A little unease under sweetness

03 / RIGHTS

Copyright and source

Wikimedia Commons

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04 / VERSION

Version / performer information

In ballet music, listen for rhythmic spring. Too thick becomes syrup; too light becomes a toy.

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