Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky refers to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), the Russian composer whose works remain among the most performed in classical music.
His ballets—*Swan Lake*, *The Nutcracker*, *Sleeping Beauty*—define the form.
His symphonies, concertos, and *1812 Overture* are concert hall staples.
We're seeing Tchaikovsky tonight typically means attending a performance of his work.
Extended composition for orchestra
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- overtureIntroductory orchestral piece
- 1812 OvertureCommemorative orchestral battle composition
- Romeo and JulietTragedy of rival households
piano concerto · violin concerto · Manfred · serenade · tone poem · movements · finale · crescendo
Romantic Russian ballet
- NutcrackerYuletide ballet with toys
- Sleeping BeautyCurse-bound dormant royal
- pas de deuxBallet for two dancers
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
ballerina · variation · adagio · corps de ballet · prima ballerina · Odette · Aurora · Bolshoi
Emotion-centered artistic movement
- nineteenth-centuryThe years 1801-1900
- sentimentFelt attitude or view
- lyricismExpressive, melodic quality
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
emotion · expression · passion · melancholy · longing · nationalism · programmatic · Rubinstein
Russia's capital city
- St. PetersburgRussian Baltic port city
- Imperial RussiaRomanov-ruled eastern empire
- conservatoryGlass-enclosed plant room
- tsarRussian absolute monarch
patronage · Slavic · folk themes · Rubinstein · Bolshoi
Gifted youth with rare talent
- conservatoryGlass-enclosed plant room
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
- homosexualitySame-sex romantic orientation
marriage · depression · cholera · death · Cambridge · honorary doctorate · conducting · touring
symphony
Extended composition for orchestra
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- overtureIntroductory orchestral piece
- 1812 OvertureCommemorative orchestral battle composition
Romeo and Juliet · piano concerto · violin concerto · Manfred · serenade · tone poem · movements · finale · crescendo · fortissimo
Swan Lake
Romantic Russian ballet
- NutcrackerYuletide ballet with toys
- Sleeping BeautyCurse-bound dormant royal
- pas de deuxBallet for two dancers
choreography · ballerina · variation · adagio · corps de ballet · prima ballerina · Odette · Aurora · Bolshoi · dance
Romanticism
Emotion-centered artistic movement
- nineteenth-centuryThe years 1801-1900
- sentimentFelt attitude or view
- lyricismExpressive, melodic quality
melody · emotion · expression · passion · melancholy · longing · nationalism · programmatic · Rubinstein · conservatory
Moscow
Russia's capital city
- St. PetersburgRussian Baltic port city
- Imperial RussiaRomanov-ruled eastern empire
- conservatoryGlass-enclosed plant room
tsar · patronage · Slavic · folk themes · Rubinstein · Bolshoi
prodigy
Gifted youth with rare talent
- conservatoryGlass-enclosed plant room
- patronageSupporter's financial backing
- correspondenceExchanged written communication
homosexuality · marriage · depression · cholera · death · Cambridge · honorary doctorate · conducting · touring · diaries
- ComposersBach, Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms, Haydn
- Russian ArtistsProkofiev, Shostakovich, Rimsky-Korsakov, Pushkin, Chekhov
- classical musicBach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms
- RussiaRussia, Moscow, Kremlin, Red Square, Siberia
- European MusiciansBach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Brahms
- 19th century artsImpressionism, Romanticism, Realism, opera, symphony
TchaikovskyJohannes Brahms
Johann Sebastian Bach · Ludwig van Beethoven · Igor Stravinsky · Richard Wagner · Robert Schumann