Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
Last updated: 08.02.23
According to The New Penguin Dictionary of Music, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer, aloof from the overt nationalism of the "Mighty Handful" group, but nevertheless writing in a distinctively Russian style. A homosexual, left his wife a few weeks after marriage (1877); 1876-90, carried on an extensive correspondence with Nadezhda von Meck, a wealthy widow who made him a monetary allowance - but they hardly met. Visited USA, 1982; England, 1983 (D. Mus., Cambridge). Developed cholera after drinking unboiled water (perhaps deliberately?) in St Petersburg, and died there a few days after the first performance of his last symphony, the "Pathetic". His second symphony is nicknamed "Ukrainian" (or "Little Russian"), and his third "Polish"; his "Manfred symphony is unnumbered. Other works - notable for vivid, forceful scoring and for an often-expressed melancholy - includes 3 piano concertos (no. 1 the popular one, no. 3 unfinished), violin concerto; orchestral works; chamber works, songs.
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| Folk Music CDs: | |||
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Roy Henderson | Roy Henderson - Centenary Release |       |
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Michael Copley | Handel with Care | |
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Michael Copley | Micro Classics |
| Recorder Sheet Music Go to Brass Sheet Music |
Casse-Noisette (D/Piano) Arr./Editor: Michel Sanvoisin Publisher: Editions Billaudot (524072300) |
| Andante Cantabile op. 11 (D/A/T/B) Performance Score. 4 pages. This edition: ED 11784. Arr./Editor: Chase, Geoffrey Publisher: Schott & Co. Ltd. (49014759) |
Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy (D/A/A/T)
Score. Publisher: Marlborough (MR00059) |
 Two Pieces (D/A/T/B)
Score and Parts. "The crown of roses", "The angels hymn". Publisher: Editio Musica Budapest (HARA051) |
| Waltz of the Flowers (A/A/T/B)
Level: 5 - Very Difficult. Publisher: Polyphonic Publications (PP00044) |
| Humoresque op. 10/2 (D/D/A/T/B)
Level: Medium Publisher: Schott & Co. Ltd. (ST11804) |
| Chanson Triste (Eb Cornet/Bb Cornet/French Horn/Trombone/Euphonium/Tuba)
Arr./Editor: Paul Chauvin Publisher: Alafia Publishing |
| March from The Nutcracker (S/D/D/A/A/T/T/B(GB))
11 pages. Publisher: Jolly Robin (JR00021) |
| March from The Nutcracker (S/D/D/A/A/T/T/B(GB))
set of parts. ⇑Publisher: Jolly Robin (JR00021P) |
| Brass Sheet Music |
| Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy (D/A/A/T)
Score. Publisher: Marlborough (MR00059) |
| Two Pieces (D/A/T/B)
Score and Parts. "The crown of roses", "The angels hymn". Publisher: Editio Musica Budapest (HARA051) |
| Waltz of the Flowers (A/A/T/B)
Level: 5 - Very Difficult. Publisher: Polyphonic Publications (PP00044) |
| Humoresque op. 10/2 (D/D/A/T/B)
Level: Medium Publisher: Schott & Co. Ltd. (ST11804) |
| Chanson Triste (Eb Cornet/Bb Cornet/French Horn/Trombone/Euphonium/Tuba)
Arr./Editor: Paul Chauvin Publisher: Alafia Publishing |
| March from The Nutcracker (S/D/D/A/A/T/T/B(GB))
11 pages. Publisher: Jolly Robin (JR00021) |
| March from The Nutcracker (S/D/D/A/A/T/T/B(GB))
set of parts. ⇑Publisher: Jolly Robin (JR00021P) |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 4 works by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located.
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