Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky is the author of six symphonies and the finest and most popular operas in the Russian repertory. Tchaikovsky was also one of the founders of the school of Russian music. He was a brilliant composer with a creative imagination that helped his career throughout many years. He was completely attached to his art. His life and art were inseparably woven together. "I literally cannot live without working," Tchaikovsky once wrote, "for as soon as one piece of work is finished and one would wish to relax, I desire to tackle some new work without delay." The purpose of this paper is to give you a background concerning Tchaikovsky's biography, as well as to discuss his various works of art. Tchaikovsky was born on May 7, 1840 in Vatkinsk, a town about 600 miles east of Moscow. His father, Ilya Petrovich, earned a profitable living by working as a director in the metal working industry and as a mine inspector. His mother Alexandra was a busy housekeeper and mother of six, with Peter being the second oldest. Peter began his studies of music when he was just five years old. Music had became an important pastime to upper-middle class. It was only a short while before Peter's talents began to shine. Peter, after taking some basic lessons, began to have a great feel for the piano. At the age of 10 he enrolled at a Russian boarding school called Jurisprudence in the town of St. Petersburg. There he would study the basic arts where he soon found a passion for music. Only four short years later Peter's mother died in 1854. This tragic event, some say, sparked a great emotion in the young 14-year-olds life. His mother's death had a lot to do with the drive and passion behind ... ... middle of paper ... ...bove and amazed many people with his talents. He had a creative passion for his works that is indescribable. Bibliography: Works Cited Abraham, Gerald. The Music of Tchaikovsky. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1946. Hanson, Lawrence, and Elisabeth Hanson. Tchaikovsky: The Man Behind the Music. New York: The Cornwell Press, 1965. Koolbergen, Jeroen. Tchaikovsky: 1840-1893. New York: Smithmark, 1995 Mason, Daniel. "Concise Calendar." New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. 1998. http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/5648/CCalend.htm (17 March 2001) Moreno, Joe. "Piano Concerto No.1." Mozart Experience/Beethoven Experience. 1998.http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/5648/Piano.htm (17 March 2001) Shostakovich, Dmitri. Russian Symphony: Thoughts About Tchaikovsky. New York: Books for Libraries Press, 1947.

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