PETER LLYICH TCHAIKOVSKY

TCHAIKOVSKY’S CHILDHOOD

• He lived from May 7, 1840-November 6, 1893
• He was from Votkinsk Russia
• His mum was Alexandra Andeyevna d’Assier and his dad was llya Petrovich Tchaikovsky

SONGS FROM THE NUTCRACKER

• Waltz of the flowers
• The sugar plum fairies

FAMILY

• His wife was Antonina Miliukova
• He had four brothers and one sister and their names were Nikolai, Ippolit, twins Anatoly and Modest, Alexandra, and Zinaida, his half sister

SCHOOLING

• He went to Imperial School of Jurisprudence
• St. Petersburg Conservatory
• His personality was fiercely loyal and devoted

ALL OF HIS BALLETS

• The Nutcracker
• Swan Lake
• Romeo and Juliet
• Sleeping Beauty
• 1812 Overture
• Symphony No. 6

WHEN HE COMPOSED

• He was 4 when he first composed
• He started taking piano lessons when he was 5
• His first composition was called The Storm
• By the age of 6, he learned how to speak German and French

HIS FAVORITE BALLETS

• The Nutcracker
• The Sleeping Beauty
• Romeo and Juliet

WHAT HE PLAYED

• He was inspired by Russian folk music
• He performed at Carnegie Hall
• His favorite was sleeping Beauty

WAS HE ONE OF THE GREATEST COMPOSERS?

• Yes, he was one of the greatest composers of all time
• He was the most famous composer of ballet
• He was the king of ballet

WEBSITES USED

• YouTube
• Wikipedia.org
• Britainnica.org
• Biography.com

HOW HE DIED

• He died at the age of 53
• How he died was from cholera
• He died at Saint Petersburg, Russia
• He died in November 6, 1893