Rhapsody Blues

21. Ilyich Piotr Tchaikovsky

About it:

Have you ever seen that movie, Sleeping Beauty? What about the song from it, also named Sleeping Beauty? Did you always assume that that song was written by Disney? You are wrong. It was written by Ilyich Piotr Tchaikovsky. He was a composer during the Romanticism time period. Sleeping Beauty is considered as a ballet. Except, Disney took his idea (legally, of course) and made it into a movie. He was also well known for other two ballets: The Nutcracker and Swan Lake. 

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Ilyich Piotr Tchaikovsky was born on May 7, 1840 in Kamsko-Votkinsk Vyatka, Russia. He lived during the time period of Romanticism. Romanticism was a period of art, literature and intellectual movement that originated from Europe in the 19th century. In his lifetime, he was well-known for composing symphonies, operas, concertos, ballads, and quartets. Tchaikovsky was well known for many compositions, three of them are: the Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Sleeping Beauty. Although his music pieces resulted in fame, he wasn’t considered as a music prodigy in his childhood. Back in his childhood, people didn’t view him as a talented piano player nor a composer. His parents wanted him to become a successful musician, so they enrolled him in private piano lessons. At age nine, he was sent to attend the School of Jurisprudence in St. Petersburg. Outside of school, he took piano lessons from the pianist, Rudolf Kundinger, whom believed that Tchaikovsky had no particular talent. Nobody, at that time, had any idea of what Tchaikovsky would become. A prominent composer. In his lifetime, he was influenced by Anton Rubinstein, who was a Russian pianist. He influenced other composers, such as: Igor Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff, Sergei Prokofiev, Richard Strauss, Elgar Holst, and Gershwin. He worked at Bolshoy Theatre, performing on the piano. He later worked at the Moscow Conservatory with Anton Rubinstein’s recommendation, until his retirement. He passed away at age 53 on November 6, 1893.

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Extras:

*Igor Stravinsky - A Russian composer

*Rachmaninoff - A Russian composer, conductor, and pianist.

*Sergei Prokofiev - A Russian composer, conductor and pianist who was considered as one of the most well known composer in the 20th century.

*Richard Strauss - A German composer of the late Romanticism time period.

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Quotes Said By Him:

"Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy."

“The creative process is like music which takes root with extraordinary force and rapidity."

“Truly there would be reason to go mad were it not for music.”