PETER TCHAIKOVSKY

Birth-Death

• Peter was born May 7, 1840 and died November 6, 1893, he was the best only 54 years when he died.

FAMILY

• Peter had a dad, mom, two sisters, and four brothers.
• His dad's name was Llya and his moms name was Alexandra.
• His brothers name were Modest, Anatoly, Ippolit, and Nikolai.
• They were a rich family, his dad was a engineer and his mother was a musician.

TCHAIKOVKSKY'S CHILDHOOD

• Tchaikovsky studied law and court when he was young.
• His mother died when he was 14.
• He took piano lessons at age 5.

City-Country

• Peter was born in Votkinsk, Russia, and died in St. Petersburg, Russia.
• He also lived in Kamsko and Vyatka, Russia.

MUSIC

• Tchaikovsky wrote music in the romantic era.
• Some of his compositions were "The Nutcracker," "Swan Lake," and "Sleeping Beauty."

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

• Tchaikovsky got most of his music education at The School of Jurisprudence, in St. Petersberg.
• He also studied at The School of Jurisprudence for 9 years.
• When Peter was young he was influenced by the Rubinstein brothers.

INSTRUMENTS

• When Peter was 5 he began playing the piano.
• He is best known for playing the piano.

TYPE OF MUSIC

• Peter wrote a lot of symphonies, piano concerts, ballets, and opera.

SPECIFIC STYLE

• Peter did not really have a specific style for writing his music.
• He wrote in a lot of different styles of music.

5 MORE FACTS

• Peter died 9 days after conducting his last symphony.
• His composure "1812 Overture" features a cannon in the composition.
• He was married for only 6 weeks.
• Peter never met his biggest fan but instead he deticated a symphony to her.
• Nobody really knows how Peter died, some say he died from cholera and some say he killed himself.

MUSIC VIDEOS

• Swan Lake https://youtu.be/CShopT9QUzw
• 1812 Overture https://youtu.be/VbxgYlcNxE8
• Sleeping beauty waltz https://youtu.be/2Sb8WCPjPDs

FAVORITE PIECE

• I picked 1812 Overture because I thought it was a very broad piece.
• I also liked it because it was a fast moving song.
• It was a piece Tchaikovsky hated but his fans loved it.

SITES USED

• Brittanica.com
• Biography.com
• Kidscorner.com