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TH 185

Gott Erhalte Franz den Kaiser

Боже храни императора Франца

Austrian National Hymn [by Joseph Haydn], arranged for orchestra  (?1874).

• Probably arranged in 1874.
• Scored for 2 Flutes; 2 Oboes; 2 Clarinets (C); 2 Bassoons; 4 Horns (F); 2 Trumpets (D); 3 Trombones; Tuba; Timpani; Triangle; Cymbals; Bass Drum; Violins I; Violins II; Violas; Violoncellos; Double Basses.
• Average duration: 2m

History

No information survives on this orchestration, which was probably required in connection with a visit of the Austrian Emperor to Moscow in 1874. On the manuscript score. Tchaikovsky wrote: "Гот эрхальте. Gott erhalte Franz den König. Maestro Чайковский".

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