PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

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PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
1840-1893

• Born in Kamsko-Votkinsk, Russia
• Trained at the new St. Petersburg Conservatory
• Shunned at first, He gained fame with his
  symphonies and ballets
• Earned a professors position at Moscow
  Conservatory
• Unacceptable Lifestyle resulted in a failed
  marriage, and a long bout with depression.
• Life can be separated by pre, during and post
  depression
• Greatest amount of work pre-depression
• Toured Europe and America, gaining notoriety
• Sixth Symphony premiered nine days before his
  death
• Circumstances around his death are controversial
• Died in St. Petersburg, Russia

Notable Compositions Swan Lake The
Nutcracker Sleeping Beauty Symphony no. 4
Tchaikovsky was one of the first Russian
composers to take a more western approach to
composition. Previous Russians were nationalistic
in their music. Tchaikovsky was, at first,
derided for Infecting Russian music, but he
eventually won praise for his revolutionary work
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