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P.J. TSCHAIKOWSKY
T. PRESSER CO., PHIL'A
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Born December 25, 1840.
Died November 6, 1893.
Peter Iljitch Tschaikowski.
"TH
HE GREAT RUSSIAN SYMPHONIST."
Born at Wotkinsk. He originally intended to
become a lawyer, but eventually studied composition at
the St. Petersburg Conservatory under Rubinstein. In
1866 he became an instructor of harmony at the newly-
founded Moscow Conservatory, a post which he retained
until 1877. Through the generosity of a lady admirer,
whom he knew only by correspondence for some years,
he was provided with an income of about $2500 a year,
which enabled him to devote himself entirely to compo-
sition. His life was passed partly in St. Petersburg,
partly in Italy, and partly in Switzerland. In 1891 he
came to New York for the dedication of the Carnegie
Music Hall. His music is extremely characteristic of
the Russian temperament, though modified with Teutonic
ideas. It possesses much fiery energy and is highly
colored in its harmonic basis and strange rhythms. He
is at his best in compositions for the orchestra. There
is a strong pessimistic note in almost all his music. He
was a man of melancholy disposition.
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