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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) studied music at the St. Petersburg Conservatory established by Anton Rubinstein, completing his studies there to become a member of the teaching staff at the similar institution established in Moscow by Anton Rubinstein's brother Nikolay.

He was able to withdraw from teaching when a rich widow, Nadezhda von Meck, offered him financial support which continued for much of his life, although, according to the original conditions of the pension, they never met.

His music is thoroughly Russian in character, but, although he was influenced by Balakirev and the ideals of the Five Russian nationalist composers (with Cui, Borodine, Rimski-Korsakov and Moussorgski), he may be seen as belonging rather to the more international school of composition fostered by the Conservatories.

He died of cholera from drinking contaminated water; whether he drank the water out of carelessness or on purpose is still unclear.

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Composition´s sheet music	Instrumentation	Genre	Opus	Difficulty
13. Kamarinskaya (Russian Folkdance)	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/13	easy to medium
15. Italian Song, Op. 39/15	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/15	easy to medium
16. Old French Song, Op. 39/16	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/16	easy to medium
17. German Song	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/17	easy to medium
19. Old Wives' Tale, Op. 39/19	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/19	easy to medium
A Little Farmer plays the Accordion	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/12	easy to medium
Allegro in G Major for string octet (arr.)	violin4x+vla2+vlc+vlcdb	Stand Alone Pieces		medium to hard
Andante in G major	violin2x+vla2+vlc2	Stand Alone Pieces		easy to medium
Autumn Song	guitar/lute	The Four Seasons	op. 37a	medium to hard
Baba Yaga, the Witch Op. 39/20	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/20	easy to medium
Barcarolle	guitar/lute	The Four Seasons	op. 37b/ 6	medium
Danse des Mirlitons (Dance of the Reed Pipes) from the Nutcracker Suite	Flute3x+ob+cl2+bn2+[hn2+tpt]+[vln2+vla+vlc+db]	Ballet Music	op. 71a	medium
Doumka (Dumka)	piano	Stand Alone Pieces	op. 59	medium
Dumka	piano	Stand Alone Pieces	op. 59
Gremin´s Aria (German text only)	.solo>lvB+piano	Operas: Eugene Onegin		medium to hard
In the Church, Op. 39/24	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/24	easy to medium
Mama (from Children´s Album)	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/ 4	easy to medium
March of the Toy Soldiers, Op. 39/5	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/ 5	easy to medium
Mazurka (from Children´s Album)	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/10	easy to medium
Morning Prayer, Op. 39/1	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/ 1	easy to medium
Neapolitan Song, Op. 39/18	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/18	easy to medium
Organ Grinder's Song Op. 39/23	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/23	easy to medium
Playing Hobby Horses, Op. 39/3	piano	Album for Children	Opus 39/3	easy to medium
Polka (from Children´s Album)	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/14	easy to medium
Prelude and Fugue in G# minor	piano	Stand Alone Pieces	op. 21	medium
Reverie, Op. 39/21	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/21	easy to medium
Russian Doll's Song	piano	Stand Alone Pieces		medium
Russian Song, Op. 39/11	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/11	easy to medium
Six Pieces, no. 3 Feuillet d´Album	piano	Stand Alone Pieces	op. 19/ 3	medium
Six Pieces, no. 4	piano	Stand Alone Pieces	op. 19/ 4	medium
Six Pieces, no. 6 Thema Und Variationen	piano	Stand Alone Pieces	op. 19/ 6	medium to hard
Six Pieces: 1. Rêveries du Soir	piano	Stand Alone Pieces	op. 19/ 1	easy to medium
Song of the Lark Op. 39/22	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/22	easy to medium
The Doll's Funeral, Op. 39/7	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/ 7	easy to medium
The Doll's Illness Op. 39/7	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/ 6	easy to medium
The New Doll (from Children´s Album)	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/ 9	easy to medium
Violin Concerto in D Major 1st mvt	concerti	Violin Concerto	op. 35	hard
Violin Concerto in D Major 2nd mvt	concerti	Violin Concerto	op. 35	medium to hard
Violin Concerto in D Major 3rd mvt	concerti	Violin Concerto	op. 35	hard
Waltz, Op. 39/8	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/ 8	easy to medium
Winter Morning, Op. 39/2	piano	Album for Children	op. 39/ 2	easy to medium

Total 41 sheet music

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