It was composed as an orchestral interlude as part of the Opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
Tsar Saltan was first produced in 1900, and Tchaikovsky died 1893. Therefore he was probably not directly associated with it because he was dead when it was completed. However, the two composers were quite close and visited one another often.
Tchaikovsky wrote that music in six weeks.
violin
Yes, a lot of them.
classical!
Tchaikovsky only wrote one violin concerto: Violin Concerto in D Major.
No, you're probably thinking Flight of the Bubmblebee, that ridiculously quick piece written by Rimsky-Korsakov.
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Yes, Petr ll'ich Tchaikovsky wrote the 1812 overture.
Tchaikovsky's family wanted him to be a lawyer. But, he decided to write music instead.
Tchaikovsky wrote that music in six weeks.
violin
Yes, a lot of them.
No. Max Steiner did. But it sounds a lot like Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto #1.
classical!
Tchaikovsky wrote the Nutcracker.
Tchaikovsky only wrote one violin concerto: Violin Concerto in D Major.