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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ... While the salary for his professorship was only 50 rubles a month, ... Robert Schumann stands out as an influence in formal structure, ...
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.
The Nutcracker (Russian: Щелкунчик [a], romanized: Shchelkunchik, pronounced [ɕːɪɫˈkunʲt͡ɕɪk] ⓘ), Op. 71, is an 1892 two-act classical ballet (conceived as a ballet-féerie; Russian: балет-феерия, romanized: balet-feyeriya) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set on Christmas Eve at the foot of a Christmas tree in a child's imagination featuring a Nutcracker doll.
The Tempest (Russian: Буря Burya), Symphonic Fantasia after Shakespeare, Op. 18, is a symphonic poem in F minor by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed in 1873. [1] It was premiered in December 1873, conducted by Nikolai Rubinstein. [1] It is based on the play The Tempest by William Shakespeare.
Alexander Glazunov composed his Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 33, in 1890, [1] and it was published by 1892 by the Leipzig firm owned by Mitrofan Belyayev. [2] The symphony is dedicated to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [1] and was first performed in St. Petersburg in December 1890 under the baton of Anatoly Lyadov.
Moscow (Russian: Москва, romanized: Moskva) is a cantata composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1883 for the coronation of Alexander III of Russia, to a Russian libretto by Apollon Maykov. [1] It is scored for mezzo-soprano , baritone , mixed chorus (SATB), 3 flutes , 2 oboes , 2 clarinets , 2 bassoons , 4 horns , 2 trumpets , 3 ...
In 1866, teachers Ludwig Minkus (violin), Józef Wieniawski and Anton Door (piano), and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (elementary music theory) joined. [2] In 1862, a conservatory was established in Saint Petersburg, and there was a need for a higher musical institution in Moscow.
Orchestral Suite No. 1 in D minor is an orchestral suite, Op. 43, written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1878 and 1879. It was premiered on December 20, 1879 at a Russian Musical Society concert in Moscow, conducted by Nikolai Rubinstein. The piece is dedicated to Tchaikovsky's patroness, Nadezhda von Meck.