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What is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's composing style?

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Tchaikovsky composes in the romantic tradition drawing very much from the work of earlier romantic composers such as Schumann et al. though there is a strong hint of Mozart in his use of harmony. Tchaikovsky should be seen as a composer of the mai... read more

Tchaikovsky should be seen as a composer of the mainsteam of European tradition rather than as a more “Russian” composer such as Mussorgsky or Borodin. The key thing about Tchaikovsky’s style is his use of melody whether that be the crashing romantic themes such as the 1st Piano Concerto or Romeo and Juliet or his quicker themes such as the Sugar Plum Fairy or the 1812. read more

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Tchaikovsky also spelled Chaikovsky, Chaikovskii, or Tschaikowsky, name in full Anglicized as Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, (born April 25 [May 7, New Style], 1840, Votkinsk, Russia—died October 25 [November 6], 1893, St. Petersburg), the most popular Russian composer of all time. read more

Even with this compositional diversity, the outlook in Tchaikovsky's music remains essentially Russian, both in its use of native folk song and its composer's deep absorption in Russian life and ways of thought. read more

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