Serenade for Strings in C, Op.48

31 min.

composed by Tchaikovsky

Serenade for Strings in C-Major, Op.48 composed by Peter Iljitsch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) in 1880 was in homage to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This simple and emotional piece is one of his representative works. Listening the first seven bars is enough to be enchanted by the music.
It consists of four movements,
I. Pezzo in forma di sonatina, Andante non troppo-Allegro moderato, II. Valse, Moderato Tempo di valse,
III. Elegie, Larghetto elegiaco,
IV. Finale (Russian Theme), Andante, Allegro con spirito.

I. Pezzo in forma di sonatina

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Allegro con
sprito (132),
Molto meno
mosso (84),
TempoI(132)

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C-Major Op.48 I. Pezzo in forma di sonatina Music thumbnail

Score & part notes

Strings (2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello & Contrabass)

II. Valse

=62

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C-Major Op.48 II. Valse Music thumbnail

Score & part notes

Strings (2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello & Contrabass)

III. Elegie

=54

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C-Major Op.48 III. Elegie Music thumbnail

Score & part notes

Strings (2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello & Contrabass)

IV. Finale (Russian Theme)

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Andante(66),
Allegro con
sprito (132),
Molto meno
mosso (84),
TempoI(132)

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C-Major Op.48 IV. Finale (Russian Theme) Music thumbnail

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C-Major Op.48 IV. Finale (Russian Theme) Music thumbnail

Score & part notes

Strings (2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello & Contrabass)

Score & part notes

All movements (I-IV), Strings (2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello & Contrabass)