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	==Autographs==		==Autographs==
	Tchaikovsky's original autograph was auctioned in Austria in 1935, and again in Marburg (Germany) in 1961, but is present whereabouts are unknown.		Tchaikovsky's original autograph was auctioned in Austria in 1935, and again in Marburg (Germany) in 1961, but its present whereabouts are unknown.

	==Recordings==		==Recordings==

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	The '''''Moment lyrique''''' in A-flat major ([[TH]] 149 ; [[ČW]] 186), is a piano piece written by Tchaikovsky in 1892 for the Czech music publisher [[Mojmir Urbánek]] <ref name="note1"/>.		The '''''Moment lyrique''''' in A-flat major ([[TH]] 149 ; [[ČW]] 186) is a piano piece written by Tchaikovsky in 1892 for the Czech music publisher [[Mojmir Urbánek]] <ref name="note1"/>.

	After Tchaikovsky's death the following year, [[Sergey Taneyev]] discovered some sketches for the piece, which he completed and prepared for publication under the title '''''Momento lirico''''' (subtitled ''Impromptu''), unaware that the composition had already appeared in print.		After Tchaikovsky's death the following year, [[Sergey Taneyev]] discovered some sketches for the piece, which he completed and prepared for publication under the title '''''Momento lirico''''' (subtitled ''Impromptu''), unaware that the composition had already appeared in print.
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	==Composition==		==Composition==
	On 12/24 June 1892 Tchaikovsky received a letter from the Czech music publisher [[Velebín Urbánek]], asking for a piece to be included in the Christmas 1892 edition of his collection ''Piano-forte''. It was apparently in response to this request that Tchaikovsky wrote the ''Moment lyrique'', the manuscript score of which is dated 26 October/7 November 1892, and includes the note: "Dear Herr Urbanek! I am sending you the promised little piece. I hope it is not too short" <ref name="note2"/>.		On 12/24 June 1892, Tchaikovsky received a letter from the Czech music publisher [[Velebín Urbánek]], asking for a piece to be included in the Christmas 1892 edition of his collection ''Piano-forte''. It was apparently in response to this request that Tchaikovsky wrote the ''Moment lyrique'', the manuscript score of which is dated 26 October/7 November 1892, and includes the note: "Dear Herr Urbanek! I am sending you the promised little piece. I hope it is not too short" <ref name="note2"/>.

	==Publication==		==Publication==
	For unknown reasons the ''Moment lyrique'' did not appear in the Christmas 1892 edition of ''Piano-forte'', and was only published two years later in the journal ''Hudební album'' <ref name="note3"/>. Tchaikovsky's associates in Russia (and especially his principal publisher [[Pyotr Jurgenson]]) appear to have been completely unaware of the existence of this work.		For unknown reasons the ''Moment lyrique'' did not appear in the Christmas 1892 edition of ''Piano-forte'', and was only published two years later in the journal ''Hudební album'' <ref name="note3"/>. Tchaikovsky's associates in Russia (and especially his principal publisher [[Pyotr Jurgenson]]) appear to have been completely unaware of the existence of this work.

	At around the same time [[Modest Tchaikovsky]] asked [[Sergey Taneyev]] to complete a number compositions that Tchaikovsky had left unfinished at his death on 25 October/6 November 1893. [[Taneyev]] discovered the sketches of the ''Moment lyrique'', which he duly completed and prepared for publication, under the impression that this was one of Tchaikovsky's unfinished works.		At around the same time, [[Modest Tchaikovsky]] asked [[Sergey Taneyev]] to complete a number of compositions that Tchaikovsky had left unfinished at his death on 25 October/6 November 1893. [[Taneyev]] discovered the sketches of the ''Moment lyrique'', which he duly completed and prepared for publication, under the impression that this was one of Tchaikovsky's unfinished works.

	On 15/27 September 1894, [[Sergey Taneyev]] wrote to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]]: "The ''Impromptu'' <ref name="note4"/> was given to [[Pyotr Ivanovich]] shortly after you left" <ref name="note5"/>. On 17/28 September, [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] informed [[Modest Tchaikovsky]] that the ''Impromptu'' was being engraved <ref name="note6"/>. During late September/early October, [[Sergey Taneyev]] checked the proofs, and in late October/early November the piece was printed <ref name="note7"/>. The ''Impromptu'' was put on sale at the same time as the [[Piano Concerto No. 3]].		On 15/27 September 1894, [[Sergey Taneyev]] wrote to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]]: "The ''Impromptu'' <ref name="note4"/> was given to [[Pyotr Ivanovich]] shortly after you left" <ref name="note5"/>. On 17/28 September, [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] informed [[Modest Tchaikovsky]] that the ''Impromptu'' was being engraved <ref name="note6"/>. During late September/early October, [[Sergey Taneyev]] checked the proofs, and in late October/early November the piece was printed <ref name="note7"/>. The ''Impromptu'' was put on sale at the same time as the [[Piano Concerto No. 3]].

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The '''''Moment lyrique''''' in A-flat major ([[TH]] 149 ; [[ČW]] 186), is a piano piece written by Tchaikovsky in 1892 for the Czech music publisher [[Mojmir Urbánek]] <ref name="note1"/>.

After Tchaikovsky's death the following year, [[Sergey Taneyev]] discovered some sketches for the piece, which he completed and prepared for publication under the title '''''Momento lirico''''' (subtitled ''Impromptu''), unaware that the composition had already appeared in print.

==Movements and Duration==
Tchaikovsky's original version is marked Andantino (A-flat major, 58 bars), while [[Taneyev]]'s completion has the same tempo and key, but is three bars shorter. Both versions are around three minutes in duration.

==Composition==
On 12/24 June 1892 Tchaikovsky received a letter from the Czech music publisher [[Velebín Urbánek]], asking for a piece to be included in the Christmas 1892 edition of his collection ''Piano-forte''. It was apparently in response to this request that Tchaikovsky wrote the ''Moment lyrique'', the manuscript score of which is dated 26 October/7 November 1892, and includes the note: "Dear Herr Urbanek! I am sending you the promised little piece. I hope it is not too short" <ref name="note2"/>.

==Publication==
For unknown reasons the ''Moment lyrique'' did not appear in the Christmas 1892 edition of ''Piano-forte'', and was only published two years later in the journal ''Hudební album'' <ref name="note3"/>. Tchaikovsky's associates in Russia (and especially his principal publisher [[Pyotr Jurgenson]]) appear to have been completely unaware of the existence of this work.

At around the same time [[Modest Tchaikovsky]] asked [[Sergey Taneyev]] to complete a number compositions that Tchaikovsky had left unfinished at his death on 25 October/6 November 1893. [[Taneyev]] discovered the sketches of the ''Moment lyrique'', which he duly completed and prepared for publication, under the impression that this was one of Tchaikovsky's unfinished works.

On 15/27 September 1894, [[Sergey Taneyev]] wrote to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]]: "The ''Impromptu'' <ref name="note4"/> was given to [[Pyotr Ivanovich]] shortly after you left" <ref name="note5"/>. On 17/28 September, [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] informed [[Modest Tchaikovsky]] that the ''Impromptu'' was being engraved <ref name="note6"/>. During late September/early October, [[Sergey Taneyev]] checked the proofs, and in late October/early November the piece was printed <ref name="note7"/>. The ''Impromptu'' was put on sale at the same time as the [[Piano Concerto No. 3]].

Only [[Taneyev]]'s version of the work was included in Tchaikovsky's ''[[Complete Collected Works]]'', as part of volume 62, edited by Ivan Shishov (1948).

==Autographs==
Tchaikovsky's original autograph was auctioned in Austria in 1935, and again in Marburg (Germany) in 1961, but is present whereabouts are unknown.

==Recordings==
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==External Links==
* {{imslpscore|Moment_lyrique_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr)|Moment lyrique}}

==Notes and References==
<references>
<ref name="note1">See [[Letter 4713]], 22 June/4 July, and [[Letter 4790a]], 26 October/7 November 1892, both to [[Mojmir Urbánek]].</ref>
<ref name="note2">In [[ČW]] this request is said to have come from [[Velebín Urbánek]].</ref>
<ref name="note3">{{und|Hudební album. Musik album. Sbornik-auswal sklabed skladetelüv Českoslovanských. Von Musikpicen böhmisch-slavischer Componisten}}. Pořádá-redakteur Zdeněk Fibich. Vyd. 2 (Prague: Nakl. Fr. A. Urbánek [1894]), p. 19–20. The score has since been reprinted in Polina Vaidman, {{bib|1988/53|Творческий архив П. И. Чайковского}} (1988), p. 68.</ref>
<ref name="note4">The sketches used by [[Taneyev]] included three different titles: ''Moment lyrique'', ''Impromptu'', and ''Momento lirico''.</ref>
<ref name="note5">Letter from [[Sergey Taneyev]] to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]], 15/27 September 1894 — [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive.</ref>
<ref name="note6">See letter from [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]], 17/29 September 1894.</ref>
<ref name="note7">See letters from [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]], 28 September/10 October, 3/15 and 6/18 October 1894 — [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive.</ref>
</references>
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