Composer Study - Peter Illych Tchaikovsky
Peter Illych Tchaikovsky
"I am a Russian, Russian, Russian, to the marrow of my bones."
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. Tchaikovsky started lessons at age five and by eight, he could read music as well as his teacher. He began a career as a law clerk but switched to composing after the death of his mother. He eventually became a professor and conductor as well as composer. His most famous work the 1812 Overture, celebrated the retreat of Napoleonic troops from Moscow, used church bells and live canons!
Tchaikovsky Russian Honey Cake
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Tchaikovsky’s Music
Song 1: 1812 Overture
Music Class
SONG 2: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat MInor
Science Song
Song 3: Waltz from Swan Lake
Art Song
Song 4: Sleeping Beauty Waltz
Literature Song
Song 5: Nutcracker Suite 1
History Song