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Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer especially known for three very popular ballets: Swan Lake , The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker . He also composed operas, symphonies, choral works, concertos, and various other classical works.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote many works well-known to the general classical public, including Romeo and Juliet, the 1812 Overture, and the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker.
The Romantic era of Western Classical music spanned the 19th century to the early 20th century, encompassing a variety of musical styles and techniques. Part of the broader Romanticism movement of Europe, Ludwig van Beethoven, Gioachino Rossini and Franz Schubert are often seen as the dominant transitional figures composers from the preceding Classical era.
Swan Lake (Russian: Лебеди́ное о́зеро, romanized: Lebedínoje ózero, IPA: [lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə] listen ⓘ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) Tchaikovsky's international fame as an opera composer mainly rests on two works, Eugene Onegin and The Queen of Spades. [41] Less interested in cultivating a uniquely Russian style than his contemporary Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky also shows the influence of Mozart, bel canto and Bizet's Carmen in these pieces ...
This is a list of classical music composers by era. [1] [2] [3] [4] With the exception of the overview, the Modernist era has been combined with the Postmodern ...
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [n 1] (/ tʃ aɪ ˈ k ɒ f s k i / chy-KOF-skee; [2] 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) [n 2] was a Russian composer during the Romantic period.He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally.
It is styled an Overture-Fantasy, and is based on Shakespeare's play of the same name. Like other composers such as Berlioz and Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky was deeply inspired by Shakespeare and wrote works based on The Tempest and Hamlet as well. Unlike Tchaikovsky's other major compositions, Romeo and Juliet does not have an opus number. [1]