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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was one of the first Russian composers to gain popularity and critical acclaim with an international audience. Of his many masterpieces created during the Romantic period, his most legendary are the ballets "Swan Lake", "The Sleeping Beauty," and "The Nutcracker," and the awe-inspiring "1812 Overture." This category should be used to ask all questions relating to Tchaikovsky.
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What was Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture written to commemorate?
The 1812 Overture celebrates the 70th anniversary of Russia's victory over Napoleon in 1812. The piece was written by Tchaikovsky, and he was commissioned by Cathedral of Christ the Savior to write it.
What works did Tchaikovsky compose?
Tchaikovsky is a famous composer from the romantic era and he is rather famous for composing the music from the Nutcracker, which is also not copyrighted. This is why you hear alot of music from the Nutcracker in shopping centres and on advertisements around Christmas time.
What was tchaikovsky's musical period?
Tchaikovsky was from the Romantic era which lasted from about 1820 to 1910. The Russian composer lived from 1840 - 1893.
Where and when was Tchaikovsky born?
Tchaikovsky was born on May 7, 1840 in Votkinsk, Russia. He was the son of Ilya Petrovich Tchaikovsky and Alexandra Andreyevna d'Assier.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composer of the Nationalist Era -
Born - 7th May, 1840 in Kamsko-Votkinsk, Russia
Died - 6th November, 1893 in St Petersburg, Russia
What was Tchaikovsky's masterpiece?
Sleeping Beauty theme, Swan lake theme , The Nutcracker: Overture, March, Dance of the Snowflakes, Trepak, Coffee, Tea, Waltz of the Flowers, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Tarantula, Pas de Deux, Romeo and Juliet Theme
What instruments did Tchaikovsky compose music for?
He wrote piano music, solo (with piano accompaniment) pieces for violin and cello. He wrote pieces with orchestral accompaniment for piano, violin, and cello. He wrote chamber music for string quartet and for piano trio (piano, violin and cello). Most of his music is orchestral and operas.
What is the musical style is Peter Llyich Tchaikovsky?
Well, Tchaikovsky was a composer of the Romantic Period, so the music itself would have to be Romantic, but its also a waltz (obviously).
What songs did tchaikovsky compose?
Tchaikovsky wrote little pieces for his mother and others as a child. His first published work was Scherzo a la Russe, Op. 1, no. 1, for solo piano, in 1867.
Why was Tchaikovsky criticised by rimsky-korsakov?
Rimsky-Korsakov & Tchaikovsky had respect for each other. If there was any criticism, it would be off-record and never public.
When did tchaikovsky make the song tittled the nutcracker?
The Nutcracker, by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, was composed in 1891-92.
What were the names of peter Tchaikovsky's parents?
I'm pretty sure it is Alexandra Andreyevna née d'Assier, at least that is what it says in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky
Her name is under the "Ancestry" subject.
When did Tchaikovsky begin musical training?
Tchaikovsky started studying piano at the age of 4, and by the age of 7 he could read music as well as his teachers. He entered the St. Petersberg Conservatory at the age of 22, so that may be the beginning of his formal study of theory. It's hard to imagine, though, that such a precocious child would become skilled at reading and playing without gaining some considerable mastery of theory.
What styles of music did Tchaikovsky write?
Genres:
Orchestral, Keyboard, Concerto, Vocal, Film, Opera, Chamber, Ballet, Symphonic, Choral, Band.
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What are the ballets composed by Tchaikovsky?
Tchaikovsky wrote three ballets; in chronological order they are Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and The Sleeping Beauty. Choreographers have created ballets from other music by Tchaikovsky as well.
Russian composer Tchaikovsky wrote the?
note:
The Manfred Overture was by Robert Schumann. Tchaikovsky wrote a four-movement program symphony titled Manfred.
Where did piotr Tchaikovsky and his wife meet?
Dmitriy Shostakovich met his first wife, Nina Varzar, at the tennis courts of Detskoye Selo, while vacationing there during the summer,1 in 1927.2 His second wife, Margarita Kainova, he met in June 1956, during Moscow's World Festival of Youth.3 Shostakovich met his third and last wife, Irina Supinskaya, through his friend Lev Lebedinskiy, and also possibly through her work as literary editor for Shostakovich's scores.4
1 Elizabeth Wilson, Shostakovich: A Life Remembered, Second ed., Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2006, 101.
2 95.
3 308.
4 396.
Did Peter Tchaikovsky have kids?
yes Peter Tchaikovsky was married, but his marriage only lasted a few years. many believe that this was because he was a homosexual, and that he was interested in his nephew. www.who2.com/ask/petertchaikovsky.html
Tchaikovsky married Antonina Miliukova in 1877. They separated permanently after six weeks. For personal reasons they never divorced.
Did Tchaikovsky commit suicide?
The death of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is surrounded in mystery. The truth is that no-one knows for certain how the great composer died, but what we do know is that he died of symptoms that were either caused by cholera or arsenic poisoning.
All of the theories regarding Tchaikovsky's death agree that we died of what appeared to have been cholera. In other words, extreme diarrhoea which results in dehydration, kidney failure and eventually death.
The general consensus is that Tchaikovsky drank water that had been contaminated by the cholera bacteria, vibrio cholerae. Whether he drank this water knowing that it was contaminated, in order to end his own life, or whether he drank it unwittingly are questions that may never be answered. In fact, as you will soon find out, this may not even have been the cause of death.
There is another theory which suggests that Tchaikovsky may have taken, or been given, arsenic, which would have presented the symptoms of cholera. And to encourage this theory are a handful of, what are basically conspiracy theories, as to why anyone would want to kill the renowned composer.
All of them, in some way or another, are related to the fact that he was, secretly, an homosexual. People wanting to kill him for the reason that, by dying he was doing the honourable thing. Those people who apparently wanted to kill him include Tsar Alexander III and a mysterious "Court of Honour".
Whichever way you choose to look at it, because at the end of the day there is no right answer concerning this unanswerable question, is up to you. Personally, I think it's good to have a little faith in the composer of such beautiful music as the Pathetique symphony, Swan Lake, the Nutcracker Suite and many other pieces, and let his memory be a good one. As far as I'm concerned, the answer to your question is no, and Tchaikovsky died of an unfortunate case of cholera.
