PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

WHY WOULD I LIKE TO MEET HIM?

• Pyotr was born in Russia
• He was a great composer of the Romantic Era
• Was born in 1840
• Died 53 years after

COMPOSITIONS CONSISTED OF..

• 6 symphonies
• Handful of operas
• 3 ballets

Not a child prodigy..
-Pyotr took piano lessons at a young age
-Nobody really noticed a special talent in him at the time

FAMOUS COMPOSITIONS

• Swan Lake
• The Nutcracker
• Sleeping Beauty
• Romeo and Juliet
• The 1812 Overture