Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Author of Guide to the Practical Study of Harmony)

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Born

in Votkinsk, Russian Federation

May 07, 1840

Died

November 06, 1893

Genre

Music

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Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Russian: 袩褢褌褉袠谢褜懈褔效邪泄泻芯胁褋泻懈泄) was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. While not part of the nationalistic music group known as "The Five", Tchaikovsky wrote music which was distinctly Russian: plangent, introspective, with modally-inflected melody and harmony.

Tchaikovsky considered himself a professional composer. He felt his professionalism in combining skill and high standards in his musical works separated him from his colleagues in "The Five." He shared several of their ideals, including an emphasis on national character in music. His aim, however, was linking those ideals with a professional standard high enough to satisfy European criteria. His professionalism also fueled his desire to reach a broad pu ...more

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	Guide to the Practical Study of Harmony (Dover Books On Music: Analysis) 3.98 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 1983 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Nutcracker: Complete Ballet in Full Score 4.55 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1985 — 112 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eugen Onegin. Lyrische Szenen in 3 Aufz眉gen 4.13 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1879 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Symphonies in Full Score 4.73 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1979 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Romeo and Juliet Fantasy: Overture 4.64 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1982 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tchaikovsky -- The Seasons by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Maurice Hinson (Composer) 4.53 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1985 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tchaikovsky. Letters to His Family. An Autobiography by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Galina von Meck (Translator), Percy Marshall Young (annotations) 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1981 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	賷賮睾賷賳賷兀賵賳賷睾賷賳 - 賱丨賳賵丕乇爻賵 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 亘賷賵鬲乇鬲卮丕賷賰賵賮爻賰賷, Leonid Zorin 3.71 avg rating — 17 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Violin Concerto in D Major: Op. 35 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1985 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	"To My Best Friend": Correspondence between Tchaikovsky and Nadezhda von Meck, 1876-1878 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.”
― Tchaikovsky

tags: inspiration, laziness

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“Truly there would be reason to go mad were it not for music.”
― Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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“鈥ou see, my dear friend, I am made up of contradictions, and I have reached a very mature age without resting upon anything positive, without having calmed my restless spirit either by religion or philosophy. Undoubtedly I should have gone mad but for music. Music is indeed the most beautiful of all Heaven's gifts to humanity wandering in the darkness. Alone it calms, enlightens, and stills our souls. It is not the straw to which the drowning man clings; but a true friend, refuge, and comforter, for whose sake life is worth living”
― Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

tags: inspirational, life

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