Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Period: Romantic
Born: Thursday, May 7, 1840 in Votkinsk, Russia
Died: Monday, November 6, 1893 in St. Petersburg, Russia
Nation of Origin: Russia
Major Works:
Operas:
Eugene Onegin
The Queen of Spades
Ballet Music:
Swan Lake
Sleeping Beauty
Nutcracker
Symphony No. 6 (Pathetique)
1812 Overture
Other Information:
General Bibliography:
Blume, Friedrich, with Norton, M. D. (Translator) and Norton, Herter (Translator), Classic and Romantic Music; A Comprehensive Survey, W. W. Norton & Company, November 1970, ISBN: 0393098680
Einstein, Alfred. Music in the Romantic Era, W. W. Norton & Company, December 1947, ISBN: 0393097331
Rosen, Charles, The Romantic Generation, W. W. Norton & Company, April 1995, ISBN: 0674779347
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2004, ISBN: 0195170679
Rutherford-Johnson, Tim, Kennedy, Michael, and Kennedy, Joyce The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 6th Edition, 2012, ISBN: 0199578109
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