Tchaikovsky
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- proper noun
- /tʃaɪˈkɔːvski/
- Now, the one composition of Tchaikovsky's that he really detested was his "Nutcracker Suite," which is probably the most popular thing he ever wrote.
- Tchaikovsky's Symphony
- Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture
- Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto
Examples
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But it was Rosina Lhevinne who sculpted the musical performance that won the Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow.
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There are several versions of the nutcracker story, which was set to music by Tchaikovsky.
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For example, we may first prefer the very romantic music of Tchaikovsky, and later come to appreciate Bach and Mozart.
Academic text (1993) -
They're performing a ballet of Tchaikovsky's this week at the Royal Theater.
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For Stage 3, the transformation of the theme, the orchestra performed the finale to Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony.
Academic text (2004) -
The map for "Dance of the Little Swans" from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake has been a favorite (see Figure 3).
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For example, students can experience Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet from another perspective through Tchaikovsky's Fantasy Overture to Romeo and Juliet.
Academic text (2005) -
Last summer, she shared the top prize in the prestigious Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow.
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They're performing a ballet of Tchaikovsky's this week at the Royal Theater.
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There is nothing more intense than 100 people on stage playing the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto.
Synonyms
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A Russian composer famous for ballets such as Swan Lake and The Nutcracker
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A famous Russian composer who wrote emotional music for ballets like Swan Lake and The Nutcracker
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A Russian composer who wrote famous ballets like Swan Lake
A Russian composer known for emotional melodies and famous ballets like Swan Lake
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tchaikovsky is a Russian family name that comes from an old Slavic word chayka and czajka meaning 'seagull' or 'lapwing', and the ending -sky means 'from' or 'belonging to', like the English name ending '-son'. So the name once meant 'from the place of the bird', and you can remember the composer by picturing that bird and the familiar -sky ending.