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In 1863 or 1864 Tchaikovsky made an orchestral arrangement ([[TH]] 169 ; [[ČW]] 339) of two variations from [[Robert Schumann]]'s ''Symphonic Studies'' for piano (Op. 13) <ref name="note1"/>.

==Instrumentation==
Scored for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (in A), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (in A, D), 2 trumpets (in D), alto trombone, tenor trombone, bass trombone + 2 timpani + violins I, violins II, violas, cellos, and double basses.

==Movements and Duration==
# Adagio (A minor, 20 bars).
# Allegro brillante (D major, 190 bars).
Together the two movements last around 8 minutes in performance.

==History==
The arrangement was made in 1863 or 1864 during Tchaikovsky's years at the [[Saint Petersburg] Conservatory, evidently as a student assignment set by [[Anton Rubinstein]].

==Performances==
Notes on the manuscript score suggest that the work may have been performed by a student orchestra at the conservatory shortly after its completion

==Publication==
The arrangement was published for the first time in 1967 in volume 58 of Tchaikovsky's ''[[Complete Collected Works]]'', edited by Irina Iordan.

==Autographs==
Tchaikovsky's manuscript score is now preserved in the [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive (a{{sup|1}}, No. 134) <ref name="note2"/>.

==Recordings==
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==Related Works==
The ''Études symphoniques'' for piano by [[Robert Schumann]] (1810–1856) were written in the period 1834–37, and revised in 1852 as ''Études en forme de variations''. Tchaikovsky orchestrated Etudes XI (Con espressione, B major) and XII (Allegro brillante, D-flat major) from the original version (corresponding to the ninth variation and finale from the revised edition).

==External Links==
* {{imslpscore|Symphonic_Etudes,_Op.13_(Schumann,_Robert)|Symphonic Etudes, Op.13 (Schumann, Robert)}}

==Notes and References==
<references>
<ref name="note1">Entitled "Études symphoniques en forme de variations" in [[ČW]].</ref>
<ref name="note2">The manuscript score also includes Tchaikovsky's draft programme for ''[[The Storm]]'' overture, and sketches for the [[Theme with Variations]] in A minor for piano, both of which post-date this arrangement.</ref>
</references>
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