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Tchaikovsky
The memorable melodies, strong colors and uninhibited emotionalism of
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky have long made him one of the most widely popular of all
composers. These same qualities have also perhaps made it harder for some critics and
professionals to fully appreciate Tchaikovsky's originality and accomplishments. In these
biographical essays it has been noted how the opera is at the core of Mozart and the lied
is central to Schubert. With Tchaikovsky, his essence is in many ways the idealized fairy
tale world of the classic ballet, and this colorful and dramatic spirit pervades much of
his music, including the great symphonies.
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky was born to a middle class family in Votkinsk, Russia in 1840.
Like Schumann, a composer who had a strong influence on him, Tchaikovsky dutifully studied
law before following his true calling by entering the St. Petersburg Conservatory where he
studied from 1863 to 1865. Among his teachers was Anton Rubinstein with whom he studied
composition. In 1866 he went to Moscow to become the professor of harmony at the new
conservatory headed by Nicholas Rubinstein (Anton's brother). In his first two years, he
wrote his first symphony (Winter Daydreams) and first opera (Voyevod).
At the conservatory, Tchaikovsky became acquainted with the group of Russian composers
headed by Rimsky-Korsakov and Balakierev whose nationalist passions inspired his second
symphony (Little Russian). Tchaikovsky was later rejected by this group for being too
conservatory trained, cosmopolitan and not sufficiently Russian. In fact, Tchaikovsky's
music, while ultimately deeply...
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