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1812 Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Russian Пётр Ильич Чайковский 7th May 1840-6th November 1893 Old Style 25th April 1840–25th October 1893 Was A Russian Composer. He Wrote Some Of The World's Most Popular Concert And Theatrical Music In The Current Classical Repertoire Including The Ballets Swan Lake And The Nutcracker The 1812 Overture His First Piano Concerto Several Symphonies And The Opera Eugene Onegin. His Names Are Also Transliterated Piotr Petr Or Peter Ilitsch Ilich Il'ich Or Illyich And Tschaikowski Tschaikowsky Chajkovskij And Chaikovsky And Other Versions Russian Transliteration Varies Between Languages . Tchaikovsky Was Born In Kamsko-Votkinsk Russia To A Mining Engineer And The Second Of His Three Wives A Russian Woman Of French Ancestry. Musically Precocious He Began Piano Lessons At The Age Of Five. He Obtained An Excellent General Education At The School Of Jurisprudence And Was A Civil Servant Before Entering The St Petersburg Conservatory From 1862 The Year Of Its Foundation To 1865. In 1866 He Was Appointed Professor Of Theory And Harmony At The Moscow Conservatory Established That Year. He Held The Post Until Approximately 1878. From 1878 Tchaikovsky Focused Primarily On Composition. Tchaikovsky Toured The United States In 1891 Conducting Performances Of His Works. In 1893 Tchaikovsky Was Awarded An Honorary Doctor Of Music Degree From Cambridge University. Tchaikovsky Died Nine Days After The Premiere Of The Sixth Symphony The "Pathétique". Most Of His Biographers Have Considered His Death To Have Been Caused By Cholera Most Probably Contracted Through Drinking Contaminated Water Several Days Earlier. In Recent Decades However Various Theories Have Been Advanced By Some Sources That His Death Was A Suicide. However These Theories Have Not Yet Been Substantiated With Proof.
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The Year 1812 Festival Overture In E Flat Major Op. 49 Popularly Known As The 1812 Overture Russian Торжественная Увертюра 1812-Ого Года Is A Classical Overture Written By Russian Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky In 1880. The Piece Was Written To Commemorate Russia's Defense Of Moscow Against Napoleon's Advancing Grande Armée At The Battle Of Borodino In 1812. The Overture Debuted In The Cathedral Of Christ The Saviour In Moscow On August 20 1882 In The Gregorian Or NS Calendar The Date In The Julian Or OS Calendar Was August 8 . The Overture Is Best Known For Its Climactic Volley Of Cannon Fire And Ringing Chimes. On His 1891 Visit To The United States Tchaikovsky Conducted The Piece At The Dedication Of Carnegie Hall In New York City. While This Piece Has No Connection With United States History It Is Often A Staple At Fourth Of July Celebrations Such As The Annual Show By The Boston Pops And At Washington DC's Annual Program Called A Capitol Fourth.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Russian Пётр Ильич Чайковский 7th May 1840-6th November 1893 Old Style 25th April 1840–25th October 1893 Was A Russian Composer. He Wrote Some Of The World's Most Popular Concert And Theatrical Music In The Current Classical Repertoire Including The Ballets Swan Lake And The Nutcracker The 1812 Overture His First Piano Concerto Several Symphonies And The Opera Eugene Onegin. His Names Are Also Transliterated Piotr Petr Or Peter Ilitsch Ilich Il'ich Or Illyich And Tschaikowski Tschaikowsky Chajkovskij And Chaikovsky And Other Versions Russian Transliteration Varies Between Languages . Tchaikovsky Was Born In Kamsko-Votkinsk Russia To A Mining Engineer And The Second Of His Three Wives A Russian Woman Of French Ancestry. Musically Precocious He Began Piano Lessons At The Age Of Five. He Obtained An Excellent General Education At The School Of Jurisprudence And Was A Civil Servant Before Entering The St Petersburg Conservatory From 1862 The Year Of Its Foundation To 1865. In 1866 He Was Appointed Professor Of Theory And Harmony At The Moscow Conservatory Established That Year. He Held The Post Until Approximately 1878. From 1878 Tchaikovsky Focused Primarily On Composition. Tchaikovsky Toured The United States In 1891 Conducting Performances Of His Works. In 1893 Tchaikovsky Was Awarded An Honorary Doctor Of Music Degree From Cambridge University. Tchaikovsky Died Nine Days After The Premiere Of The Sixth Symphony The "Pathétique". Most Of His Biographers Have Considered His Death To Have Been Caused By Cholera Most Probably Contracted Through Drinking Contaminated Water Several Days Earlier. In Recent Decades However Various Theories Have Been Advanced By Some Sources That His Death Was A Suicide. However These Theories Have Not Yet Been Substantiated With Proof. read less
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The Year 1812, Festival overture in E flat major, Op. 49, popularly known as the 1812 Overture (Russian: Торжественная увертюра 1812-ого года) is a classical overture written by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1880. The piece was written to commemorate Russia's defense of Moscow against Napoleon's advancing Grande Armée at the Battle of Borodino in 1812. The Overture debuted in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow on August 20, 1882 (in the Gregorian or NS calendar; the date in the Julian or OS calendar was August 8). The overture is best known for its climactic volley of cannon fire and ringing chimes.
On his 1891 visit to the United States, Tchaikovsky conducted the piece at the dedication of Carnegie Hall in New York City. While this piece has no connection with United States history, it is often a staple at Fourth of July celebrations, such as the annual show by the Boston Pops and at Washington DC's annual program called A Capitol Fourth. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.