Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Biography

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky biography

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NAME: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
OCCUPATION: Songwriter
EDUCATION: Saint Petersburg Conservatory
AKA: Piotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky

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Pytor Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer best known for his popular ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker.

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Pytor Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer best known for his popular ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker. Born into a middle-class family, Tchaikovsky was educated for a career as a civil servant but pursued his musical wishes against his family's wishes. Tchaikovsky died at age 53, some believe by his own hand because of his homosexuality.