The original score accounted for a carillon and the cannon which fires 16 shots according to the original score.
The first time this piece was played was in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, 1882. The original score accounted for a carillon and the cannon which fires 16 shots according to the original score. This piece began with the Russian hymn God Preserve thy people. Commemorating Russia's defense against Napoleon at Borodino, for ten points, identify this Tchaikovsky piece.
The first time this piece was played was in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, 1882.
1812 Overture