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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky[a 1] (Russian: , tr.Pëtr Il'ich ChaikovskiyIPA:[ptr ljit tajkofskj] (listen)); often Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky/pitr lt takvski/ in English; May 7, [O.S. April 25]– November 6, [O.S. October 25])[a 2] was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. His wide ranging output includes symphonies, operas, ballets, instrumental and chamber music and songs. He wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the classical repertoire, including the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker, the Overture, his First Piano Concerto, his last three numbered symphonies, and the opera Eugene Onegin.
Born into a middle-class family, Tchaikovsky was educated for a career as a civil servant, despite his obvious musical precocity. He
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Russian composer (–)
"Tchaikovsky" redirects here. For other persons (including the composers André, Alexandr & Boris), see Tchaikovsky (surname). For other uses, see Tchaikovsky (disambiguation).
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky[n 1] (chy-KOF-skee;[2] 7 May – 6 November )[n 2] was a Russian composer during the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally. Tchaikovsky wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the classical repertoire, including the ballets Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, the Overture, his First Piano Concerto, Violin Concerto, the Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy, several symphonies, and the opera Eugene Onegin.
Although musically precocious, Tchaikovsky was educated for a career as a civil servant as there was little opportunity for a musical career in Russia at the time and no public music education system.[3 •Pyotr I Tchaikovsky Biography