Tchaikovsky Romeo And Juliet Overture
Submitted by madnotes on May 19, 2008
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Tchaikovsky Romeo And Juliet Overture
Peter Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Overture is a symphonic poem that accurately follows one of Shakespeare's most well-known plays. The piece was written in six weeks and premiered in 1870. It contains three themes and generally follows a traditional sonata-allegro form. The first theme is church-like with its homophonic nature and represents Friar Lawrence in the play. The second theme, Theme A, is very rhythmic with a melody that at times is dissonant to its harmony and represents the feud between the Montagues and the Capulets. The third theme, Theme B, is the lyrical love theme representing the Romeo and Juliet. Like in a traditional sonata-allegro form, all the themes are...
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