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Der König von Thüle

Фульский король

Orchestration of the ballad for voice with piano, by Franz Liszt (1874).

  • Text by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
  • Arranged for voice with orchestra by Tchaikovsky, October 1874.
  • Scored for Baritone solo; 2 Flutes; 2 Oboes; 2 Clarinets (B♭); 2 Bassoons; 4 Horns (F); 2 Trumpets (F); 3 Trombones; Violins I; Violins II; Violas; Violoncellos; Double Basses.
  • Dedicated to Ivan Mel'nikov.
  • Average duration: 3m 30s.

History

Orchestrated in October 1874 in Moscow. On the fair copy of the score the author has written: "Orchestrated for I. A. Mel'nikov. P. Tchaikovsky. 22 October 1874".

From: Музыкальное наследие Чайковского (1958), p. 494
English text copyright © 2006 Brett Langston