In 1974, Arthur Fiedler conducted the Boston Pops for this work's first Fourth of July performance in America.
In 1974, Arthur Fiedler conducted the Boston Pops for this work's first Fourth of July performance in America. In this work, a tambourine accompanies an English horn playing the melody from the folksong "At the Gate," or U Vorot ["OOH vah-ROTE"]. This work begins with cellos playing a modified version of the first tone of the Troparion of the (*) Holy Cross. The composer of this piece noted that the bells at the end of this piece should be "struck in a manner of celebratory singing"; the score also famously calls for the French national anthem, "La Marseillaise" ["la mar-say-EZ"], to be interrupted by "the instrument usedÂ…to represent cannon fire." For 10 points, name this Tchaikovsky overture that celebrates Russia's defeat over Napoleon in its title year.
In 1974, Arthur Fiedler conducted the Boston Pops for this work's first Fourth of July performance in America.
The 1812 Overture [or The Year 1812, festival overture in E♭ major, Op. 49] 