Piotr Ilich

Tchaikovsky
 He was born in
1840, in Vyatka a
small village in
Russia
He began taking
piano lessons
when he was 5.
His family wanted
him to become a
lawyer not a
musician and he
graduated in a
college with a Law
degree.
 But his love for
music was so much
that he left his
position to study at
the Moscow
Conservatory when
he was 21
 Later, he became a
professor of harmony
and composition in
Moscow Conservatory
 Tchaikovskys
music has always
been popular. He
composed lots of
instrumental
music, specially
ballet. His music
The Nutcracker, a
famous ballet
performed during
Christmas
 Disney loved
Tchaikovskys ballet
music
The romantic Once
Upon A Dream from
Disneys Sleeping
Beauty was
 One of his most
famous composition is
the Piano Concerto
The 1812 Overture
a piece of music for
orchestra and real
CANONS!
 There is a mystery
about his death: some
say he died of cholera
but some say that he
drank poisoned water
by purpose. He died
by the age of 53 in St.
Petersburg, Russia.