Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky

1. He travelled all over Europe visiting tethers and watching operas. Mozart was his favorite musician.

2. He studied in St Petersburg and during those years he realized music was his future!

   • He started playing the piano when he was 5.

3. He was born in Russia in 1840 and died in 1833 may be from colera or poisoned.

4. his works

   • the swan lake, 6 symphonies(the pathetic is the most important),the sleeping beauty,the nutcracker
     • the nutcracker
       • he composed it in 1891 because the choreographer of the theatre asked him, it is a ballet.
         • the story comes from the tale "the nutcracker and the mouse king" written by Hoffman
           • where: in Germany
             • when: Christmas Eve at the beginning of XIX century
               • Chraracters: Mr Drosselmeyer,Stahlbaum family, Clara, Fritz
                 • MrDrosselmeyer gave a nutcracker toy to Clara as a present but her brother Fritz broke it
                   • At midnight Clara fell asleep and she started dreaming
                     • Act I: Mice tried to steal the nutcracker , he became animated and transformed into a Prince.
                     • Act II : Clara and the Prince got to the Land of sweets and there was a party for them at the palace.
                       • Clara woke up.