Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer born in 1840 who wrote some of the most popular classical music. He composed many famous works including Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and 1812 Overture. Tchaikovsky was born into a middle class family and received music lessons from an early age. He had a successful career as a composer and professor of music in Saint Petersburg, but his personal life was complicated by his sexuality in a time when homosexuality was stigmatized. Tchaikovsky died in 1893 at the age of 53 from cholera, though some historians believe his death may have been a suicide.

1. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky By Javier San Martín, Quique Sacasas and Israel Garza

2. Biography His life Life is divided into His career His family His style is important to know his more important compositions his influence Curiosities INDEX

3. Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer of the Romantic Era Tchaikovsky wrote music across a range of genres. He wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the current classical repertoire He was born in a middle class family Biography

4. Tchaikovsky was born in Votkinsk He was born the 25 of April of 1840 and he died the 6 of November of 1893 Tchaikovsky died in Saint Petersburg He was interred in Tikhvin Cemetery at the Alexander Nevsky Monastery Tchaikovsky's death has traditionally been attributed to colera His life

5. Tchaikovsky began piano lessons at the age of five In 1850, the family decided to send Tchaikovsky to the Imperial School of Jurisprudence in Saint Petersburg. In 1855, he had private lessons with Rudolph Kundinguer From 1867 to 1878, Tchaikovsky combined his professorial duties with music criticism while continuing to compose. His career

6. Tchaikovsky is divided into more members his parents his brothers and sisters Fiodorovich Chaika Nikolai Alexandra Ilya Petrovich Alexandra Andreyevna Anatoly Ippolit Modest His Family

7. Swan Lake The Sleeping Beauty The Nutcracker 1812 Overture First Piano Concerto His more important compositions

8. Tchaikovsky's melodies ranged from Western style He used repetitions in his melodies Tchaikovsky also practiced a wide range of harmony His style was one of the most influential in the romantic period His style

9. His homosexuality: - Poznansky showed that Tchaikovsky had homosexual tendencies - Tchaikovsky's servant Aleksei Sofronov and the composer Vladimir Davydov have been speculated as possible romantic interests - When his relation with his wife Nadezhda von Meck finished he had a relation with Davydod. Some curiosities

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