It was a student exercise and to the best of my knowledge not intended for any greater context. Tchaikovsky wrote many such short pieces for various ensembles during this time. Similar pieces from his student days: Agitato and Allegro in e minor for orchestra, Allegro in c minor for piano and strings and Andante ma non troppo in A major for orchestra. It is quite impressive how, despite being written early in his career, it already sounds like Tchaikovsky.
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Beautiful, expressive!
Very, very beautiful! 💘 💘 💘
Nice early composition by Tchaikovsky.
Is this a fragment of a larger work?
It was a student exercise and to the best of my knowledge not intended for any greater context. Tchaikovsky wrote many such short pieces for various ensembles during this time.
Similar pieces from his student days: Agitato and Allegro in e minor for orchestra, Allegro in c minor for piano and strings and Andante ma non troppo in A major for orchestra.
It is quite impressive how, despite being written early in his career, it already sounds like Tchaikovsky.