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    Gwendolyn Richmond Music Appreciation 110 November 11‚ 2014 Large Paper Pyotr ‘PeterTchaikovsky Peter Tchaikovsky was one of the Great Russian composers of the Romantic Period and he created many musical masterpieces. Born in May of 1840‚ he was fascinated with music as young as five years old. His parents supported his dream but eventually directed him into the government. At ten years old‚ he studied at the School of Jurisprudence after he and his family relocated to St. Petersburg. When he

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    Beethoven and Tchaikovsky While Ludwig van Beethoven and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky have much in common‚ they also have many differences. Both men are famous for their orchestral compositions and their future influence on other composers. They experienced a blend of horrible failures and great successes. Although they were from different musical time periods‚ they both made huge contributions to the world of music. Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn‚ Germany 1770; the second half of the classical

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    This paper will discuss the life and work of the Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky in terms of his relationship to the Romantic movement in music. Tchaikovsky was born in 1840 in the town of Votinsk in Russia. Although he learned to play the piano as a child‚ his family wanted him to pursue a career as a lawyer. For this reason‚ Tchaikovsky began attending the St. Petersburg School of Jurisprudence at the age of 10‚ and by the age of 19 he obtained a position as clerk in the Ministry of

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    Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky is from the the musical time period of the Romantic Era [1820-1910]. He was born in 1840 in present day Udmurtia‚ Russia. He died on November 6th‚ 1893 in St. Petersburg because of cholera. He received training from a teacher when he was younger and he also studied at the Russian Musical Society in 1861. He later studied at St.Petersburg Conservatory. In his childhood he has piano lessons at the age of 5. By the time he was 8 he knew all of the notes ‚just as well

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    “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of the best known songs in The Nutcracker. Miles Hoffman‚ the music commentator for Morning Edition and a nationally renowned violinist‚ once stated‚ “And many of them [Tchaikovsky’s melodies] in this - just in this one ballet [The Nutcracker]- are immortal” (Hoffman). Tchaikovsky first began work on the music to the now internationally renowned ballet in February 1891 (Schwarm). While in Paris that year‚ he heard an instrument

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    Composers

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    First Composer: Howard Shore is one of today’s most respected and honored composers and music conductors. Shore’s music has been performed in concerts throughout the world including Washington International School! In 2003‚ Shore conducted his own masterpiece‚ The Lord of the Rings‚ at the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in the world premiere of its new symphony in Wellington. Since then‚ the work has had over 140 performances by the most prestigious orchestras in America. His work with

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    Ivan Ilyich

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    Leo Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich shares the often scary and sudden subject of death and its relation to life. Tolstoy goes about this topic by sharing the life and death of Ivan Ilyich. Ivan finds himself in physical and psychological agony as his last days wane away. Throughout his sickness‚ he experiences realizations that make him question his entire life and previous goals. The story of the Ivan’s death are riddled with messages about life and happiness. The three major messages are the

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    The Life of Peter Tchaikovsky Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky‚ also spelled Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky‚ was born in Votkinsk‚ in the city of Vyatka‚ Russia‚ May 7‚ 1840. Second in a family of five sons and one daughter‚ to whom he was extremely devoted. Once in his early teens when he was in school at St. Petersburg and his mother started to drive to another city‚ he had to be held back while she got into the carriage‚ and the moment he was free ran and tried to hold the wheels. There is an anecdote

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    The NutCracker was written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Tchaikovsky was born on May 7‚ 1840‚ in Vyatka‚ Russia.He lived in Vyatka‚ Russia all his life and was the 2nd eldest of the 6 surviving kids in his family . Every since he was a child‚ he had a heart for music. At age four he wrote a song with his younger sister Alexandra. His first musical impressions came from an orchestra in the family.Tchaikovsky began taking piano lessons‚ but that was as close as he was going to get in Russia because

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    Tchaikovsky Melody

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    The orchestra is phenomenal and the conductor is even better. Peter Lipari‚ the conductor‚ loves music‚ and he moves you the way he conducts. He has a presence on the stage that lets you feel the meaning inside the music from the way he conducts. He’s also very intelligent in how he explains the pieces‚ to get you

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