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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Did you Know? List of Interesting Facts about Tchaikovsky
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Interesting Facts about this famous classical composer and musician are as follows:

  • Fact 1 - Accomplishments and reasons Tchaikovsky is famous: Classical Composer and musician - he was one of the leading Romantic Period Composers

  • Fact 2 - Date of Birth: Tchaikovsky was born on May 7, 1840
  • Fact 3 - Place of Birth: Kamsko-Votkinsk in Russia
  • Fact 4 - Full Name: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • Fact 5 - Lifespan: 1840-1893
  • Fact 6 - Name of mother and father: His parents names were Ilya Petrovich Tchaikovsky and Alexandra Tchaikovsky
  • Fact 7 - Family background: Wealthy middle class
  • Fact 8 - Childhood and education: Tchaikovsky was taught by a governess and had learned to speak German and French by the age of 6!
  • Fact 9 - As a child Tchaikovsky was drawn to music and was given piano lessons and eventually went toa boarding school where his musical genius went unrecognised - he was being prepared for a career in the civil service!
  • Fact 10 - Following his graduation Tchaikovsky took music lessons and was taught by Nikolai Zaremba and Anton Rubenstein at the St. Petersburg Conservatory
  • Fact 11 - He quit the civil service and took music as his profession
  • Fact 12 - The world premiere of his third symphony was given in Boston on October 25, 1875
  • Fact 13 - Tchaikovsky married Anotonina Miliukova but the marriage only lasted 9 weeks
  • Fact 14 - Tchaikovsky was extremely shy and had low self esteem - this effected his subsequent relationships and he often turned to alcohol
  • Fact 15 - Cause of death: It was believed that Tchaikovsky died from cholera after drinking a glass of water that wasn't boiled
  • Fact 16 - Date of Death: Tchaikovsky died on November 6, 1893 in St. Petersburg
  • Fact 17 - The works by Tchaikovsky included symphonies and music for ballets including Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty
  • Fact 18 - His music lives on and the musical works of Mozart include the following:
    • The 1812 Overture (1882)
    • The Nutcracker (ballet) (1891)
    • Piano Concerto No. 1 (1875)
    • Romeo and Juliet (1870-1880)
    • The Sleeping Beauty (ballet) (1889)
    • Swan Lake (ballet) (1875)
    • Variations on a Rococo Theme (1870s)
    • Violin Concerto (1878)

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