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	<ref name="note1">Entitled 'Thankgreeting' in [[ČW]].</ref>		<ref name="note1">Entitled 'Thankgreeting' in [[ČW]].</ref>
	<ref name="note2">Letter from [[Nikolay Kashkin]] to Tchaikovsky, 12/24 October 1884 — [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive (a<sup>4~~</sup>~~, 1425).</ref>		<ref name="note2">Letter from [[Nikolay Kashkin]] to Tchaikovsky, 12/24 October 1884 — [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive (a{{sup\|4}}, 1425).</ref>
	<ref name="note3">The whereabouts of [[Ostrovsky]]'s letter are unknown.</ref>		<ref name="note3">The whereabouts of [[Ostrovsky]]'s letter are unknown.</ref>
	<ref name="note4">[[Letter 2570]] to [[Aleksandr Ostrovsky]], 18/30 October 1884.</ref>		<ref name="note4">[[Letter 2570]] to [[Aleksandr Ostrovsky]], 18/30 October 1884.</ref>

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	However, in 1890, five years after [[Samarin]]'s death, [[Jurgenson]] persuaded Tchaikovsky that the piece was worthy of publication. On 15/27 November 1890 Tchaikovsky observed: "The [[Samarin]] piece needs a new title. Should it not be called ''Elegy''? This would seem more appropriate, and above it the dedication in memory of [[Ivan Samarin\|I. V. Samarin]]" <ref name="note8"/>. The first edition of the ''Elegy'' was issued by [[Jurgenson]] the following month, although the original designation of ''A Grateful Greeting'' was retained as a sub-title..		However, in 1890, five years after [[Samarin]]'s death, [[Jurgenson]] persuaded Tchaikovsky that the piece was worthy of publication. On 15/27 November 1890 Tchaikovsky observed: "The [[Samarin]] piece needs a new title. Should it not be called ''Elegy''? This would seem more appropriate, and above it the dedication in memory of [[Ivan Samarin\|I. V. Samarin]]" <ref name="note8"/>. The first edition of the ''Elegy'' was issued by [[Jurgenson]] the following month, although the original designation of ''A Grateful Greeting'' was retained as a sub-title..

	In May 1891 the same publisher issued an arrangement of the ''Elegy'' for piano solo, made by Theodor Kirchner, and an arrangement for piano duet (4 hands) made by [[Eduard Langer]].		In May 1891, the same publisher issued an arrangement of the ''Elegy'' for piano solo, made by Theodor Kirchner, and an arrangement for piano duet (4 hands) made by [[Eduard Langer]].

	The ''Elegy'' was published in volume 26 of Tchaikovsky's ''[[Complete Collected Works]]'' (1961), edited by Irina Iordan.		The ''Elegy'' was published in volume 26 of Tchaikovsky's ''[[Complete Collected Works]]'' (1961), edited by Irina Iordan.

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	==Composition==		==Composition==
	Towards the end of 1884, the [[Moscow]] Society of Artists decided to mark [[Ivan Samarin]]'s fifty years as a performing artist. On 12/24 October, [[Nikolay Kashkin]] informed Tchaikovsky that: "You have probably received or will shortly receive a letter from [[Ostrovsky]] with a request to participate in [[Ivan Samarin\|I. V. Samarin]]'s jubilee", ~~he wrote.~~ "The jubilee will include something specially written by [Nikolay] Vildye, his former colleague [[Ostrovsky]], and a number of tableaux enacted by Makovsky, [[Pryanishnikov]], and others—a balletic ''divertissement'', and the final act from [[Ostrovsky]]'s ''The Forest''. The organizers of the jubilee want you to write some sort of musical entr'acte" <ref name="note2"/>.		Towards the end of 1884, the [[Moscow]] Society of Artists decided to mark [[Ivan Samarin]]'s fifty years as a performing artist. On 12/24 October, [[Nikolay Kashkin]] informed Tchaikovsky that: "You have probably received or will shortly receive a letter from [[Ostrovsky]] with a request to participate in [[Ivan Samarin\|I. V. Samarin]]'s jubilee". He wrote, "The jubilee will include something specially written by [Nikolay] Vildye, his former colleague [[Ostrovsky]], and a number of tableaux enacted by Makovsky, [[Pryanishnikov]], and others—a balletic ''divertissement'', and the final act from [[Ostrovsky]]'s ''The Forest''. The organizers of the jubilee want you to write some sort of musical entr'acte" <ref name="note2"/>.

	While in [[Saint Petersburg]] Tchaikovsky duly received the letter referred to from [[Aleksandr Ostrovsky]] <ref name="note3"/>. Replying on 18/30 October 1884, Tchaikovsky told [[Ostrovsky]] that he was deeply moved to learn of the celebrations to honour [[Ivan Samarin]] and "could not feel more strongly about taking part in them, and I hereby accept your commission". However, at this time he was wholly preoccupied with the production of the opera ''[[Yevgeny Onegin]]'' in [[Saint Petersburg]] <ref name="note4"/>. Nevertheless, he promised to do something as soon as he returned to [[Moscow]], and provided the jubilee was no earlier than 20 November/2 December, he hoped to manage to complete the entr'acte on time.		While in [[Saint Petersburg]], Tchaikovsky duly received the letter referred to from [[Aleksandr Ostrovsky]] <ref name="note3"/>. Replying on 18/30 October 1884, Tchaikovsky told [[Ostrovsky]] that he was deeply moved to learn of the celebrations to honour [[Ivan Samarin]] and "could not feel more strongly about taking part in them, and I hereby accept your commission". However, at this time he was wholly preoccupied with the production of the opera ''[[Yevgeny Onegin]]'' in [[Saint Petersburg]] <ref name="note4"/>. Nevertheless, he promised to do something as soon as he returned to [[Moscow]], and provided the jubilee was no earlier than 20 November/2 December, he hoped to manage to complete the entr'acte on time.

	On 1/13 November, Tchaikovsky left [[Saint Petersburg]] for [[Davos]], where his friend [[Iosif Kotek]] was gravely ill <ref name="note5"/>. On the way he stopped off in [[Berlin]] for four days. Here, on 6/18 November, the piece was completed (according to the date on the manuscript). On 7/19 November 1884, he wrote from [[Munich]] to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]]: "I stayed so long in [[Berlin]], because I needed to be able to compose quickly ...an entr'acte for the [[Samarin]] production. The latter has been done and dispatched" <ref name="note6"/>. Initially, according to the title page of the manuscript, the piece was entitled ''A Grateful Greeting''.		On 1/13 November, Tchaikovsky left [[Saint Petersburg]] for [[Davos]], where his friend [[Iosif Kotek]] was gravely ill <ref name="note5"/>. On the way he stopped off in [[Berlin]] for four days. Here, on 6/18 November, the piece was completed (according to the date on the manuscript). On 7/19 November 1884, he wrote from [[Munich]] to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]]: "I stayed so long in [[Berlin]], because I needed to be able to compose quickly ...an entr'acte for the [[Samarin]] production. The latter has been done and dispatched" <ref name="note6"/>. Initially, according to the title page of the manuscript, the piece was entitled ''A Grateful Greeting''.
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	Other notable early performances included:		Other notable early performances included:
	* Brooklyn, Brighton Music Hall, 28 July 1891, Metropolitan Orchestra, conducted by Anton Seidl		* Brooklyn, Brighton Music Hall, 28 July 1891, Metropolitan Orchestra, conducted by Anton Seidl
	* [[Odessa]], Slavonic Society free concert, 22 January 1893, conducted by Tchaikovsky		* [[Odessa]], Slavonic Society free concert, 22 January 1893, conducted by Tchaikovsky.

	==Publication==		==Publication==

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Tchaikovsky's '''''Elegy''''' (Элегия) in G major, for string orchestra ([[TH]] 51 ; [[ČW]] 48), originally entitled '''''A Grateful Greeting''''' (Привет благодарности) <ref name="note1"/>, was written in November 1884 for the jubilee celebrations of the veteran actor [[Ivan Samarin]].

==Instrumentation==
The ''Elegy'' is scored for a string orchestra consisting of violins I, violins II, violas, cellos, and double basses.

==Duration==
There is one movement: Andante non troppo (G major, 103 bars), lasting approximately 7 or 8 minutes in performance.

==Composition==
Towards the end of 1884, the [[Moscow]] Society of Artists decided to mark [[Ivan Samarin]]'s fifty years as a performing artist. On 12/24 October, [[Nikolay Kashkin]] informed Tchaikovsky that: "You have probably received or will shortly receive a letter from [[Ostrovsky]] with a request to participate in [[Ivan Samarin|I. V. Samarin]]'s jubilee", he wrote. "The jubilee will include something specially written by [Nikolay] Vildye, his former colleague [[Ostrovsky]], and a number of tableaux enacted by Makovsky, [[Pryanishnikov]], and others—a balletic ''divertissement'', and the final act from [[Ostrovsky]]'s ''The Forest''. The organizers of the jubilee want you to write some sort of musical entr'acte" <ref name="note2"/>.

While in [[Saint Petersburg]] Tchaikovsky duly received the letter referred to from [[Aleksandr Ostrovsky]] <ref name="note3"/>. Replying on 18/30 October 1884, Tchaikovsky told [[Ostrovsky]] that he was deeply moved to learn of the celebrations to honour [[Ivan Samarin]] and "could not feel more strongly about taking part in them, and I hereby accept your commission". However, at this time he was wholly preoccupied with the production of the opera ''[[Yevgeny Onegin]]'' in [[Saint Petersburg]] <ref name="note4"/>. Nevertheless, he promised to do something as soon as he returned to [[Moscow]], and provided the jubilee was no earlier than 20 November/2 December, he hoped to manage to complete the entr'acte on time.

On 1/13 November, Tchaikovsky left [[Saint Petersburg]] for [[Davos]], where his friend [[Iosif Kotek]] was gravely ill <ref name="note5"/>. On the way he stopped off in [[Berlin]] for four days. Here, on 6/18 November, the piece was completed (according to the date on the manuscript). On 7/19 November 1884, he wrote from [[Munich]] to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]]: "I stayed so long in [[Berlin]], because I needed to be able to compose quickly ...an entr'acte for the [[Samarin]] production. The latter has been done and dispatched" <ref name="note6"/>. Initially, according to the title page of the manuscript, the piece was entitled ''A Grateful Greeting''.

==Performances==
The first performance of the ''Elegy'' was conducted by [[Ippolit Altani]] at [[Ivan Samarin]]'s jubilee concert at the Bolshoi Theatre in [[Moscow]] on 16/28 December 1884, under its original title of ''A Grateful Greeting''.

Other notable early performances included:
* Brooklyn, Brighton Music Hall, 28 July 1891, Metropolitan Orchestra, conducted by Anton Seidl
* [[Odessa]], Slavonic Society free concert, 22 January 1893, conducted by Tchaikovsky

==Publication==
On 7/19 November 1884, Tchaikovsky wrote to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]]: "From [[Berlin]] I sent ''[[Kashkin]]'' the entr'acte for ''[[Samarin]]'s'' benefit. For God's sake, don't print this rubbish: I won't give my consent for this" <ref name="note7"/>.

However, in 1890, five years after [[Samarin]]'s death, [[Jurgenson]] persuaded Tchaikovsky that the piece was worthy of publication. On 15/27 November 1890 Tchaikovsky observed: "The [[Samarin]] piece needs a new title. Should it not be called ''Elegy''? This would seem more appropriate, and above it the dedication in memory of [[Ivan Samarin|I. V. Samarin]]" <ref name="note8"/>. The first edition of the ''Elegy'' was issued by [[Jurgenson]] the following month, although the original designation of ''A Grateful Greeting'' was retained as a sub-title..

In May 1891 the same publisher issued an arrangement of the ''Elegy'' for piano solo, made by Theodor Kirchner, and an arrangement for piano duet (4 hands) made by [[Eduard Langer]].

The ''Elegy'' was published in volume 26 of Tchaikovsky's ''[[Complete Collected Works]]'' (1961), edited by Irina Iordan.

==Autographs==
Tchaikovsky's manuscript score is now preserved in the {{RUS-Mcm}} in [[Moscow]] {{TOW2|privet-blagodarnosti-elegiya-dlya-strunnogo-orkestra|(ф. 88, No. 88)}}.

==Recordings==
{{reclink}}

==Dedication==
To the memory of the actor [[Ivan Samarin]] (1817–1885), actor, opera artiste, and teacher of dramatic arts at the [[Moscow]] Conservatory.

==Related Works==
The ''Elegy'' was also used as the Entr'acte (Act IV, No. 9) from the incidental music to ''[[Hamlet (incidental music)|Hamlet]]'' (1891).

==External Links==
* {{imslpscore|Elegy_for_String_Orchestra_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr)|Elegy for String Orchestra}}

==Notes and References==
<references>
<ref name="note1">Entitled 'Thankgreeting' in [[ČW]].</ref>
<ref name="note2">Letter from [[Nikolay Kashkin]] to Tchaikovsky, 12/24 October 1884 — [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive.</ref>
<ref name="note3">The whereabouts of [[Ostrovsky]]'s letter are unknown.</ref>
<ref name="note4">[[Letter 2570]] to [[Aleksandr Ostrovsky]], 18/30 October 1884.</ref>
<ref name="note5">See [[Letter 2584]] to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]], 3/15 November 1884.</ref>
<ref name="note6">[[Letter 2586]] to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]], 7/19 November 1884.</ref>
<ref name="note7">[[Letter 2587]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 7/19 November 1884.</ref>
<ref name="note8">[[Letter 4256]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 15/27 November 1890.</ref>
</references>
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	Towards the end of 1884, the [[Moscow]] Society of Artists decided to mark [[Ivan Samarin]]'s fifty years as a performing artist. On 12/24 October, [[Nikolay Kashkin]] informed Tchaikovsky that: "You have probably received or will shortly receive a letter from [[Ostrovsky]] with a request to participate in [[Ivan Samarin\|I. V. Samarin]]'s jubilee". He wrote, "The jubilee will include something specially written by [Nikolay] Vildye, his former colleague [[Ostrovsky]], and a number of tableaux enacted by Makovsky, [[Pryanishnikov]], and others—a balletic ''divertissement'', and the final act from [[Ostrovsky]]'s ''The Forest''. The organizers of the jubilee want you to write some sort of musical entr'acte" <ref name="note2"/>.		Towards the end of 1884, the [[Moscow]] Society of Artists decided to mark [[Ivan Samarin]]'s fifty years as a performing artist. On 12/24 October, [[Nikolay Kashkin]] informed Tchaikovsky that: "You have probably received or will shortly receive a letter from [[Ostrovsky]] with a request to participate in [[Ivan Samarin\|I. V. Samarin]]'s jubilee". He wrote, "The jubilee will include something specially written by [Nikolay] Vildye, his former colleague [[Ostrovsky]], and a number of tableaux enacted by Makovsky, [[Pryanishnikov]], and others—a balletic ''divertissement'', and the final act from [[Ostrovsky]]'s ''The Forest''. The organizers of the jubilee want you to write some sort of musical entr'acte" <ref name="note2"/>.

	While in [[Saint Petersburg]], Tchaikovsky duly received the letter referred to from [[Aleksandr Ostrovsky]] <ref name="note3"/>. Replying on 18/30 October 1884, Tchaikovsky told [[Ostrovsky]] that ~~he was deeply moved to learn of~~ the ~~celebrations to~~ honour [[~~Ivan~~ Samarin]] and ~~"could not feel more strongly about taking~~ part in ~~them~~, and I ~~hereby accept your commission~~". However, at this time he was wholly preoccupied with the production of the opera ''[[Yevgeny Onegin]]'' in [[Saint Petersburg]] ~~<ref name="note4"/>~~. Nevertheless, he promised to do something as soon as he returned to [[Moscow]], and provided the jubilee was no earlier than 20 November/2 December, he hoped to manage to complete the entr'acte on time.		While in [[Saint Petersburg]], Tchaikovsky duly received the letter referred to from [[Aleksandr Ostrovsky]] <ref name="note3"/>. Replying on 18/30 October 1884, Tchaikovsky told [[Ostrovsky]] that: "With all my heart I welcome the celebration in honour of [[I. V. Samarin]], and my wish to take part in it to the best of my abilities is all the stronger, given that this request is being addressed to me by you, and I consider it impossible to refuse you anything" <ref name="note4"/>. However, at this time he was wholly preoccupied with the production of the opera ''[[Yevgeny Onegin]]'' in [[Saint Petersburg]]. Nevertheless, he promised to do something as soon as he returned to [[Moscow]], and provided the jubilee was no earlier than 20 November/2 December, he hoped to manage to complete the entr'acte on time.

	On 1/13 November, Tchaikovsky left [[Saint Petersburg]] for [[Davos]], where his friend [[Iosif Kotek]] was gravely ill <ref name="note5"/>. On the way he stopped off in [[Berlin]] for four days. Here, on 6/18 November, the piece was completed (according to the date on the manuscript). On 7/19 November 1884, he wrote from [[Munich]] to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]]: "I stayed so long in [[Berlin]], because I needed to be able to compose quickly ...an entr'acte for the [[Samarin]] production. The latter has been done and dispatched" <ref name="note6"/>. Initially, according to the title page of the manuscript, the piece was entitled ''A Grateful Greeting''.		On 1/13 November, Tchaikovsky left [[Saint Petersburg]] for [[Davos]], where his friend [[Iosif Kotek]] was gravely ill <ref name="note5"/>. On the way he stopped off in [[Berlin]] for four days. Here, on 6/18 November, the piece was completed (according to the date on the manuscript). On 7/19 November 1884, he wrote from [[Munich]] to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]]: "I stayed so long in [[Berlin]], because I needed to be able to compose quickly ...an entr'acte for the [[Samarin]] production. The latter has been done and dispatched" <ref name="note6"/>. Initially, according to the title page of the manuscript, the piece was entitled ''A Grateful Greeting''.
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	==Publication==		==Publication==
	On 7/19 November 1884, Tchaikovsky wrote to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]]: "From [[Berlin]] I sent ''[[Kashkin]]'' the entr'acte for ''[[Samarin]]'s'' benefit. For God's sake, don't ~~print this~~ rubbish: I ~~won't give my consent for~~ this" <ref name="note7"/>.		On 7/19 November 1884, Tchaikovsky wrote to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]]: "From [[Berlin]], I sent ''[[Kashkin]]'' the entr'acte for ''[[Samarin]]''{{'}}s benefit. For God's sake don't even think about printing such rubbish: there's no way in the world I would agree to this" <ref name="note7"/>.

	However, in 1890, five years after [[Samarin]]'s death, [[Jurgenson]] persuaded Tchaikovsky that the piece was worthy of publication. On 15/27 November 1890 Tchaikovsky ~~observed~~: "~~The~~ [[Samarin]] piece ~~needs a new title~~. ~~Should~~ it ~~not~~ be called ''Elegy''? ~~This would seem more~~ appropriate, ~~and above it~~ the dedication in memory of [[Ivan Samarin\|I. V. Samarin]]" <ref name="note8"/>. The first edition of the ''Elegy'' was issued by [[Jurgenson]] the following month, although the original designation of ''A Grateful Greeting'' was retained as a sub-title..		However, in 1890, five years after [[Samarin]]'s death, [[Jurgenson]] persuaded Tchaikovsky that the piece was worthy of publication. On 15/27 November 1890, responding to his publisher's suggestion that a new title was required, Tchaikovsky wrote: "Call the [[Samarin]] piece whatever you want. Couldn't it be called ''Elegy''? That could be very appropriate; and at the top, the dedication ''in memory of [[Ivan Samarin\|I. V. Samarin]]''" <ref name="note8"/>. The first edition of the ''Elegy'' was issued by [[Jurgenson]] the following month, although the original designation of ''A Grateful Greeting'' was retained as a sub-title.

	In May 1891, the same publisher issued an arrangement of the ''Elegy'' for piano solo, made by Theodor Kirchner, and an arrangement for piano duet (4 hands) made by [[Eduard Langer]].		In May 1891, the same publisher issued an arrangement of the ''Elegy'' for piano solo, made by Theodor Kirchner, and an arrangement for piano duet (4 hands) made by [[Eduard Langer]].
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	<ref name="note1">Entitled 'Thankgreeting' in [[ČW]].</ref>		<ref name="note1">Entitled 'Thankgreeting' in [[ČW]].</ref>
	<ref name="note2">Letter from [[Nikolay Kashkin]] to Tchaikovsky, 12/24 October 1884 — [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive.</ref>		<ref name="note2">Letter from [[Nikolay Kashkin]] to Tchaikovsky, 12/24 October 1884 — [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive (a<sup>4</sup>, 1425).</ref>
	<ref name="note3">The whereabouts of [[Ostrovsky]]'s letter are unknown.</ref>		<ref name="note3">The whereabouts of [[Ostrovsky]]'s letter are unknown.</ref>
	<ref name="note4">[[Letter 2570]] to [[Aleksandr Ostrovsky]], 18/30 October 1884.</ref>		<ref name="note4">[[Letter 2570]] to [[Aleksandr Ostrovsky]], 18/30 October 1884.</ref>