Petr Ilich

TCHAIKOVSKY
(1840-1893)

(1840-1893)

C O R O N AT I O N M A R C H

(1883)
Performed at the celebrations given by the City of Moscow
on the occasion of the Holy Coronation of
His Highness The Emperor Aleksandr Aleksandrovich
and Her Highness The Empress Mariia Fedorovna
First performed in Moscow on 23 March 1883.

For Large Orchestra

Piccolo
2 Flutes
2 Oboes
Cor anglais
2 Clarinets in A
2 Bassoons

3 Timpani

4 Horns in F
2 Cornets in A
2 Trumpets in D
3 Trombones
Tuba

Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Violincellos
Double Basses

Triangle
Snare Drum
Cymbals
Bass Drum

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Piccolo

Flute I

Flute II

Oboe I

ff

ff

ff

Oboe II

ff

Cor Anglais

ff

Clarinet I (A)

ff

Horn II (F)

Horn III (F)

ff

Cornet I (A)

ff

ff

ff

Horn IV (F)

ff

ff

Cornet II (A)

Trumpet I (D)

Trumpet II (D)

3
3

3
3

ff

ff

ff

Cymbals

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

3
3

3
3

unis.

ff

Andante molto maestoso (q = 92)

ff

ff

Double Basses

Violoncellos

ff

Violas

Violins II

3
3

Side Drum

Violins I

ff

Bass Drum

ff

Trombone III

Trombone II

Trombone I

ff

Triangle

ff

3
3

ff

Timpani (A, D, B)

Bassoon I

Tuba

Clarinet II (A)

Horn I (F)

ff

Bassoon II

3
3
3

3
3
3

div.

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non div.

div.

TH-050

2
Picc.

Fl. I

Ob. I

Cl. II (A)

Hn III (F)

Hn IV (F)

Crnt I (A)

Crnt II (A)

Tpt I (D)

Tbn. I

Tbn. II

B. Dr.

ff

3
3
3

3
3

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

A
TH-050

ff

ff

ff

3
3



3
3

3
3

ff

ff

ff

ff

3
3
3

3
3
3

3
3
3

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

Cym.

Vc.

Vla.

ff

Vln II

ff

S. Dr.

Db.

Tbn. III

Vln I

Tpt II (D)

Trgl.

Hn II (F)

Timp.

Bsn I

Tba

Cl. I (A)

Hn I (F)

C. A.

Bsn II

Ob. II

Fl. II

3
3

Picc.

Fl. I

Fl. II

13

Ob. I

Ob. II

C. A.

Cl. I (A)

Cl. II (A)

Hn I (F)

Hn II (F)

Hn III (F)

Hn IV (F)

Crnt I (A)

Crnt II (A)

Tpt I (D)

Tpt II (D)

Tbn. II

Tbn. III

Timp.

Trgl.

Vln I

unis.

div.

non div.

div.

Db.

Vc.

Vla.

Vln II

Cym.

S. Dr.

B. Dr.

Tbn. I

Tba

Bsn I

Bsn II

B
TH-050

3
3

3
3

18

Picc.

Fl. I

Fl. II

Ob. I

Ob. II

C. A.

Bsn I

Bsn II

Cl. II (A)

Cl. I (A)

Hn IV (F)

Crnt I (A)

Crnt II (A)

Tbn. III

Tba

Timp.

Trgl.
S. Dr.
Cym.
B. Dr.

Vln I

Vln II

Db.

TH-050

div.

Vc.

Vla.

pesante

pesante

Hn III (F)

Tbn. II

Hn II (F)

Tbn. I

Hn I (F)

Tpt II (D)

Tpt I (D)

div.
non

23

Picc.

Fl. I

Fl. II

Ob. I

Ob. II

Cl. I (A)

Cl. II (A)

Bsn I

Hn I (F)

Hn IV (F)

Hn III (F)

Hn II (F)

C. A.

Bsn II

B. Dr.

Vln I

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

cresc.

cresc.

mf

mf marcato

mf marcato

mf marcato

mf

mf marcato

mf marcato

mf

mf marcato

Vln II

Cym.

Tpt II (D)

S. Dr.

Tpt I (D)

Trgl.

Timp.

Crnt II (A)

Tba

Tbn. III

Tbn. II

Tbn. I

Crnt I (A)

mf cresc.

mf

TH-050

29

Picc.

Fl. I

Fl. II

Ob. I

Ob. II

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

Tpt I (D)

Tpt II (D)

Tbn. I

Vln II

Vc.

Db.

TH-050

cre

cre

mf

scen

do

scen

do

mf marcato

mf marcato

mf marcato

mf marcato

mf marcato

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

mf

mf

ff

ff

Vla.

ff

S. Dr.

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

mf marcato

Tbn. III

Tbn. II

ff

Crnt II (A)

Vln I

ff

Crnt I (A)

B. Dr.

Hn IV (F)

Cym.

Hn III (F)

Trgl.

ff

Hn II (F)

Timp.

Bsn I

Tba

Cl. II (A)

Hn I (F)

Cl. I (A)

Bsn II

C. A.

ff

mf

cre

scen

do

mf

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Picc.

34

ff

Fl. I

Fl. II

Ob. I

Ob. II

ff

ff

ff

Hn I (F)

ff

Crnt II (A)

Tpt I (D)

Tbn. I

ff

Timp.

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff 3

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

Tba

Tbn. III

ff

Tbn. II

Tpt II (D)

ff

Crnt I (A)

Hn IV (F)

Hn III (F)

Hn II (F)

ff

Bsn II

Bsn I

Cl. II (A)

ff

Cl. I (A)

ff

C. A.

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

Trgl.

S. Dr.

Cym.
B. Dr.

Vln I

ff

ff

ff

Vln II

ff

Vla.

ff

Vc.

ff

Db.

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

TH-050

40

Picc.

Fl. I

Fl. II

Ob. I

C. A.

Cl. I (A)

Cl. II (A)

Bsn I

Hn I (F)

Tpt I (D)

3
3
3

Tpt II (D)

Tbn. I

Tbn. II

Cym.

B. Dr.

TH-050

3
3







3
3

div.

Db.

Vc.

Vla.

Vln II

S. Dr.

Vln I

Tbn. III

Crnt II (A)

Trgl.

Hn III (F)

Crnt I (A)

Hn IV (F)

Hn II (F)

Timp.

3
3

3
3

Tba

3
3

Ob. II

Bsn II

3
3
3

non div.

Picc.

Fl. I

Fl. II

44

Cl. I (A)

Cl. II (A)

Bsn II

Hn I (F)

Hn II (F)

Hn III (F)

Crnt I (A)

Crnt II (A)

Tpt I (D)

Tpt II (D)

Tba

Timp.

Trgl.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

unis.

div.

Cym.

S. Dr.

B. Dr.

Tbn. III

Tbn. II

Tbn. I

Hn IV (F)

Bsn I

C. A.

Ob. II

Ob. I

TH-050

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49

Picc.

Fl. I

Fl. II

Ob. I

Ob. II

C. A.

TRIO

Cl. I (A)

Cl. II (A)

Bsn I

Hn I (F)

Crnt I (A)

Crnt II (A)

Tpt I (D)

Tpt II (D)

mf

mf

mf

Tba

Timp.

Trgl.
S. Dr.
Cym.
B. Dr.

Vln I

mf

mf

Vln II

Vla.

mf

Tbn. III

mf

mf

Tbn. II

Db.

mp

mp

mp

3
3

mp

mp

mf

mf

mf

mf

E
TH-050

mf
Vc.

mp

Tbn. I

3
3
3

mp

Hn IV (F)

mp

mf

mp 3

Hn III (F)

mp

3
3

mf

mp

mf

mp

Hn II (F)

mp

Bsn II

55

Picc.

Fl. I

Fl. II

Ob. I

Ob. II

Cl. I (A)

Cl. II (A)

Crnt II (A)

mf

mf

mf

mf

3
3

mf 3
3

mf

mf

f 3

3
3

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

3
3

mf 3

mf

mf 3

mf 3

f 3

mf 3

mf

f 3
3

mf

3
3

mf

f 3

mf

mf

mf

mf

pi f

3
3

pi f

3
3

f 3

mf

3
3

pi f

Tbn. III

pi f

Tbn. II

Tpt II (D)

Tbn. I

Db.

Tpt I (D)

Vc.

Crnt I (A)

Vla.

pi f

Vln II

mf

Hn IV (F)

Vln I

mf 3

Hn III (F)

Cym.

Hn II (F)

B. Dr.

pi f

S. Dr.

pi f

Trgl.

Timp.

pi f

pi f

3
3
3
3

Bsn I

Tba

pi f

Hn I (F)

pi f

Bsn II

3
3

C. A.

11

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf
TH-050

12

Picc.

59

Fl. I

Fl. II

Ob. I

Ob. II

mf

mf

C. A.

mf

mf

mf

mp 3

Cl. I (A)

Cl. II (A)

mf 3

3
3

mf

Bsn II

Hn III (F)

Hn IV (F)

Crnt I (A)

Crnt II (A)

Tbn. III

Trgl.
S. Dr.
Cym.
B. Dr.

Vln I

mf

mf

3
3

3
3

mp

mp 3

mp

mp

mp

mp

mp

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

[ mp ]

[ mp ]

3
3

mp

3
3

3
3

mp

Vc.

mp

Vla.

TH-050

Vln II

Db.

3
3

Tpt II (D)

Tbn. II

Tbn. I

mf

Tpt I (D)

Timp.

Hn II (F)

Tba

Hn I (F)

Bsn I

mf

mf



63

Picc.

Fl. I

Fl. II

C. A.

pi f
Cl. I (A)

Cl. II (A)

pi f

Hn III (F)

Crnt II (A)

pi f

pi f

pi f
Tpt I (D)

Tpt II (D)

Tbn. III

B. Dr.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

Tbn. II

Cym.

Tbn. I

S. Dr.

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

3
3

mf
3

3
3

mf

f 3

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

f 3

mf

mf

[ mf ]

[ mf ]

mf

mf

f 3

f 3

mf

3
3

f
3

f 3

mf

3
3

3
3

pi f

pi f
Crnt I (A)

Hn IV (F)

Trgl.

Hn II (F)

Timp.

pi f

Tba

pi f

Hn I (F)

Bsn II

pi f

Bsn I

pi f

13

Ob. II

Ob. I

TH-050

14

67

Picc.

Fl. I

Fl. II

Ob. I

Ob. II

Cl. I (A)

Cl. II (A)

Bsn I

C. A.

Bsn II

Hn III (F)

Hn IV (F)

Crnt I (A)

Tbn. III

Timp.

Trgl.
S. Dr.
Cym.
B. Dr.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

3
3

3
3

3
3

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

mf

TH-050

mf

mf

Tbn. II

Tba

Tbn. I

Tpt II (D)

Hn II (F)

Tpt I (D)

Crnt II (A)

Hn I (F)

15

73

Picc.

Fl. I

Ob. I

Ob. II

Hn II (F)

Hn III (F)

Tpt I (D)

Tpt II (D)

Crnt I (A)

Crnt II (A)

Tbn. II

Tbn. III

Tba

Timp.

Trgl.
S. Dr.

ff
ff

ff

ff

ff

pi f

pi f

pi f

pi f

ff

ff
ff

pi f

mf

mf

ff

pi f

ff

3
3

ff

ff

ff

pi f

ff

ff

pi f

3
3

3
3
3

mf

3
3 3 3
3
3

mf

Db.

pi f

ff

pi f

ff

mf

Vc.

pi f

Vla.

mf

Vln II

Vln I

B. Dr.

pi f

mf

Cym.

mf

mf

pi f

mf

Tbn. I

pi f

pi f

Hn IV (F)

pi f

Hn I (F)

pi f

Bsn II

Bsn I

Cl. II (A)

Cl. I (A)

C. A.

Fl. II

mf

pi f

pi f

pi f

pi f

3


3

TH-050

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78

Picc.

Fl. I

Fl. II

fff

Ob. II

fff

C. A.

fff

Cl. I (A)

Hn I (F)

fff

Bsn I

Hn IV (F)

Crnt I (A)

Crnt II (A)

mf

mf

mf

mf

Tpt II (D)

Tba

Timp.

Trgl.

Cym.

Vln I

mf

Vln II

Vla.

Db.

TH-050

mf 3

3
3

mf

ff

fff

3
3
3
3

mf

ff

mf

ff

mf

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

fff

3
3


3

ff

Vc.

ff 3

ff

fff

mf

ff

S. Dr.

B. Dr.

Tbn. III

fff

Tbn. II

Tpt I (D)

Tbn. I

fff

fff

fff

fff

Hn III (F)

fff

fff

fff

Hn II (F)

fff

Cl. II (A)

Bsn II

fff

fff

Ob. I

fff

fff

3
5
3
3
3

fff
3
3
3
3

fff

fff

fff

82

Picc.

Fl. I

Fl. II

Ob. II

C. A.

Cl. II (A)

Bsn I

Hn II (F)

Hn III (F)

Hn IV (F)

Crnt II (A)

Hn I (F)

Crnt I (A)

Cl. I (A)

Bsn II

Ob. I

17

Tpt I (D)

Tpt II (D)

Tbn. I

Tbn. II

Tbn. III

Tba

Timp.
Trgl.

Cym.

B. Dr.

S. Dr.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

TH-050

18

85

Picc.

Fl. I

Fl. II

Ob. II

C. A.

Cl. II (A)

Bsn I

Hn II (F)

Hn III (F)

Hn IV (F)

Crnt I (A)

Crnt II (A)

Cl. I (A)

Hn I (F)

Ob. I

Bsn II

fff

3



fff
3

fff

3


fff

fff 3

[ ff ]

fff

[ ff ]

3
fff
ff
3
3

fff
ff

Tpt I (D)

Tpt II (D)

Tbn. I

ff

fff 3

Tbn. II

fff

Tbn. III

fff 3

Timp.

Trgl.
S. Dr.
Cym.

B. Dr.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

3




ff

fff

ff

fff

ff

3
3

fff

TH-050

ff

fff 3

ff

Tba

19

93

Picc.

Fl. I

Fl. II

Ob. I

Ob. II

Cl. I (A)

Cl. II (A)

Bsn I

Hn I (F)

Hn IV (F)

Crnt I (A)

fff

3
3

Cym.

B. Dr.

Vln I

Vln II

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

3
3

fff

fff 3

S. Dr.

Trgl.

fff

Tpt II (D)

Timp.

fff

fff

Tba

fff

Tbn. III

Tpt I (D)

Tbn. II

fff

Tbn. I

Crnt II (A)

fff

Hn III (F)

Hn II (F)

fff

C. A.

Bsn II

TH-050

20

97

Picc.

Fl. I

Fl. II

Ob. I

Ob. II

Cl. II (A)

Bsn I

Tpt I (D)

Tpt II (D)

TH-050

3
3
3

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

Db.

Vc.

ff

Vla.

ff

Vln II

ff

Vln I

ff

S. Dr.

ff

B. Dr.

ff

ff

Trgl.

Cym.

ff

ff

Tbn. III

Tbn. II

ff

3
3



3
3

3
3

ff

3
3

ff

ff

Tbn. I

ff

Crnt II (A)

Crnt I (A)

ff

ff

Hn IV (F)

ff

3
3
3

3
3
3

Hn III (F)

Timp.

Hn II (F)

Tba

Cl. I (A)

Hn I (F)

ff

C. A.

Bsn II

3
3

Picc.

102

Fl. I

Fl. II

Ob. II

C. A.

Cl. I (A)

Cl. II (A)

Bsn I

Hn I (F)

Ob. I

Bsn II

Hn II (F)

Hn III (F)

33

Crnt I (A)

Crnt II (A)

Tpt I (D)

Tpt II (D)

Tbn. I

Tbn. II

Tbn. III

B. Dr.

div.

Vla.

Vc.

Db.

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

3
3

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

unis.

div.

ff

ff

non div.

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

ff

33

3
3

Cym.

Vln II

S. Dr.

Vln I

Trgl.

Hn IV (F)

Timp.

Tba

21

TH-050

22

108

Picc.

Fl. I

Fl. II

Ob. I

Cl. I (A)

Cl. II (A)

Bsn I

Crnt I (A)

Crnt II (A)

Tpt I (D)

Tbn. II

Tbn. III

fff

fff

Cym.

B. Dr.

Vla.

Vc.

3
3

3
3

3
3

fff

fff

fff

fff

fff

fff

fff

fff

fff

fff

fff 3

mf

fff 3

fff

3
3
3

Vln II

fff

fff

fff

fff

fff

fff

fff

fff

S. Dr.

TH-050

fff

3 3 3

Tbn. I

Db.

Tpt II (D)

Vln I

fff

Hn IV (F)

Trgl.

Hn III (F)

Timp.

fff

Hn II (F)

Tba

C. A.

Hn I (F)

fff

Ob. II

Bsn II

3
3

3
3

fff

fff

fff

Picc.

112

Fl. I

Fl. II

Ob. I

Ob. II

Cl. I (A)

Cl. II (A)

Bsn I

Hn I (F)

C. A.

Bsn II

Hn III (F)

Crnt I (A)

Crnt II (A)

Tpt I (D)

Tbn. I

Tba

Timp.

Trgl.

3
3

ff

3
3

3
3

3
3

3
3

3
3

3
3

mf

Vc.

Vla.

Cym.

Db.

Vln II

Vln I

S. Dr.

B. Dr.

Tbn. III

Tbn. II

Tpt II (D)

Hn IV (F)

Hn II (F)

23

3
3

3
3

3
TH-050

24

116

Picc.

Fl. I

Fl. II

Ob. I

Ob. II

Bsn II

Hn I (F)

Hn III (F)

Hn II (F)

Hn IV (F)

Crnt I (A)

Crnt II (A)

Tpt II (D)

Trgl.

3
3

3
3

3
3

Vc.

Vla.

TH-050

Vln II

Db.

Cym.

Vln I

S. Dr.

B. Dr.

Tbn. III

Timp.

Tbn. II

Tba

Tbn. I

Tpt I (D)

Bsn I

Cl. II (A)

Cl. I (A)

C. A.

25

120

Picc.

Fl. I

Fl. II

Ob. I

Ob. II

C. A.

Cl. I (A)

Cl. II (A)

Bsn I

Bsn II

Hn I (F)

Hn II (F)

Hn III (F)

Hn IV (F)

Crnt I (A)

Crnt II (A)

Tpt I (D)

Tpt II (D)

Tbn. II

Tbn. III

Timp.

Trgl.

Vla.

Vc.

Vln II

Db.

Cym.

Vln I

S. Dr.

B. Dr.

Tbn. I

Tba

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NOTES AND COMMENTARY

The principle sources consulted for the present edition are
Autograph score [A]

,
[Festival march, written for the occasion of the coronation of His Highness the
Emperor]. (i), 18 pages. Dated at the end: , 24 1883 . [Paris, 24
March 1883]. Preserved in the M. I. Glinka Museum of Musical Culture,
Moscow.

First edition [E]

. ,
,

. .
[Coronation March for large orchestra. Performed at the celebrations given by
the City of Moscow on the occasion of the Holy Coronation of His Highness the
Emperor Aleksandr Aleksandrovich and Her Highness the Empress Mariia
Fedorovna. Composed by P. Tchaikovsky]. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, 1883. 35
pages. Plate No. 5681.

Critical Edition [CE]

[Festival March]. In: :

. . . . . : . . ., 1961
[Works for orchestra: Full scores. Volume prepared by A. A. Nikolaev.
Moscow: State Music Publishers, 1961], pages 189-231 / . :
, 25 [P. Tchaikovsky: Complete collected works, vol.
25].

Unless otherwise noted, the first edition has generally been followed. In the conventions used below, C4
represents middle C, with C5 being one octave above, and Bb3 a semitone below middle C.

Bar

Instrument Note

16, 18
16, 18
16, 18
27-29

Fl. I, II
Vln I, II
Cym.
Bsn, Hn

5-12
5-12

29
31-33
57, 65
57, 65
69
89-93
91-94

S. Dr.
Bsn, Hn
Vln I, II
Vla, Vc.
Trgl.
Crnt, Tpt
Tbn, Tba

110-113
119

Hn II

4-5
4-5

Comment
slur as E, CE. but in A slur ends at note 11.
slur as E, CE, but in A slur ends at note 11.
Solo in A only.
fragment from the Danish royal anthem Kong Kristian stod ved kjen mast,
reflecting the Danish origins of the Empress.
preceded by two grace notes in A.
see note to bars 27-29.
stacc. as E, but A, CE have both notes stacc. without slur.
stacc. as E, but A, CE have both notes stacc. without slur.
mf as E, CE, but A has f.
see note to bars 27-29.
fragment from the Russian national anthem , [God
save the Tsar] by A. F. Lvov, replaced by other music in CE.
see note to bars 91-94.
B3 (written F#4) as E, CE, but A has D4 (written A4).

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