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Volume ThreeMeet the Composer Series
10 Musical Selections includin
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies Swan Lak
Romeo and Juliet Arabian Dance 1812 Overtur
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Volume Three
Table of ContentsBiographyTrepak (Nutcracker)
March SlavArabian Dance (Nutcracker)Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Nutcracker)Chinese Dance (Nutcracker)
March of the Nutcracker (Nutcracker)Swan Lake (Swan Lake)
Dance of the Cygnets (Swan Lake)1812 OvertureRomeo and Juliet Love Theme (Romeo and Juliet)
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born in 1840 in
present-day Udmurtia, Russia. His father was aUkrainian mining engineer. Peter began piano lessons
at the age of five, and within three years he could read
music as well as his teacher.
In 1850, Peter's father was appointed as the Director
of the St. Petersburg Technological Institute. It was
there that Peter received his education at the School of
Jurisprudence. The only music instruction he received
were piano lessons from a piano manufacturer who
occasionally made visits to the school. He alsoattended the opera and theater with his classmates. It
was the works of Rossini, Bellini, Verdi and Mozart that
he enjoyed the most.
Peter's mother died in 1854, which brought him much
sorrow. He responded by turning to music. It was at this time that he made his first serious
efforts as a composer, writing a waltz in her memory.
In 1855, Peter's father asked a well-known German piano teacher to encourage his son's
interest in music. However, when Peter's father asked about his son's musical potential, histeacher wrote that nothing indicated he would be a fine composer or performer. His father
asked Peter to complete his course of study and then pursue a post in the Ministry of Justice.
He did as he was asked, though his interest in music never left him.
In 1861, Tchaikovsky heard about classes being offered by the Russian Musical Society. He
promptly began his studies. In the following year, Tchaikovsky followed his teacher to the St.
Petersburg Conservatory where he accepted a post. It was at the conservatory that he met
and studied with Anton Rubinstein, director and founder of the Conservatory. Rubinstein was
impressed with Tchaikovsky's talent.
In 1869 Tchaikovsky composed his first recognised masterpiece, the Overture-Fantasy
Romeo and Juliet. Tchaikovsky was deeply inspired by Shakespeare's writing, and in later
years composed other works for The Tempest and Hamlet.
On November 6, 1893 Tchaikovsky died in St. Petersburg from cholera. His compositions are
some of the greatest works of the Romantic Era, including the 1812 Overture, March Slav,
and The Nutcracker, which has become a Christmas season favorite.
Peter Ilyich TchaikovskyRussian Romantic Era Composer (1840-1893)
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Trepakfrom The Nutcracker
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Arabian Dancefrom The Nutcracker
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Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairyfrom The Nutcracker
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Chinese Dancefrom The Nutcracker
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Allegro Moderato
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March of the Nutcrackerfrom The Nutcracker
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Tempo di Marcia Viva
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