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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 did peter Tchaikovsky earn in honor?

The rural town named "Tchaikovsky" was named in honour to the great composer that bears that name in Perm Krai, Russia.

What centry was did Tchaikovsky live in?

Tchaikovsky lived in the nineteenth century, from 1840 to 1893.

Could Pyotr Tchaikovsky have traveled by zeppelin to perform his The Nutcracker ballet?

Why take a Zeppelin when you live only streets away from the Mvrinski theâtre in Saint Petersburg?

Tchaikovsky may have been effete, but he was not a ballet dancer. He didn't conduct the first performance of the ballet either, so the question is really without a solid basis.

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Who was tchaikovskys teacher?

It was a French governess called Fanny Dürbach, who was a 22-year-old experienced teacher.

What kind of soprano is able to sing iolanta from Tchaikovsky?

Although Anna Netrebko has sung the role, the requirements are really for a full lyric to lyrico-spinto soprano. There is a moderate amount of brass orchestration. Many sopranos who have performed this role have also performed Tatinya in Eugene Onegin by the same composer.

Did pytor llich Tchaikovsky ever have children or did pytor llich Tchaikovsky ever have a wedding or get married?

Yes, Tchaikovsky got married. He got married to one of his students. She went mentally ill then died. A few months after they got married he left and told his family he never wanted to see his wife again. He got remarried to another one of his students. During his first marriage he started having an affair with Madam Von Meck

What was Tchaikovsky's childhood like?

at the time his life was bad and he did not play much of his music to people till later in his life

What is going on in the ballet The Nutcracker when Tchaikovsky's song Pas de deux Intrada plays?

Clara and the Nutcracker are doing a pas de duex (ballet dance) after the Nutcracker has been restored to his normal Prince state. The curse is broken and he is once again a Prince.

Does the Tchaikovsky family get royalties?

Not any more. Tchaikovsky's music has been in the public domain for a long time.

What are facts about tchaikovsky?

He was a closet homosexual. He also had an odd relationship by letter with a woman he never met for years and years.

What is opus number for Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet?

The Fantasy-Overture after Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet has no opus number. It is one of the very few works by Tchaikovsky which he didn't assign an opus number. It was written in 1870.

Did Mussorksky's 1874 piano version of Pictures at an Exhibition influence Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture from 1880?

It is unlikely, as Mussorgsky's suite, although composed in 1874, was not printed until 1886, by which time Mussorgsky had been dead for 5 years. There is no available information as to the first performance, likely given by Mussorgsky himself, so any connection to Tchaikovsky can only be speculative.

How did composer Tchaikovsky come to work so closely with Marius Petipa and the Imperial Russian Ballet?

During the reign of Petipa, composers were dictated by the choreographer as to what kind of music was required, tempi, duration, etc. No ifs and buts allowed.

When did Modest Tchaikovsky die?

Modest Tchaikovsky died on January 15, 1916, in Moscow, Russia.

What is the name of the ballet by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky?

Tchaikovsky wrote three ballets, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and The Sleeping Beauty. Some of his non-ballet music has also been used by choreographers for their own made-up ballets.