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Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky

13 7.2
A Russian composer famous for moving tunes and ballets like Swan Lake
  • proper noun
  • /tʃaɪˈkɔːvski/
: Chaikovski
  • 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

  • But it was Rosina Lhevinne who sculpted the musical performance that won the Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow.

    Academic text (1996)
  • There are several versions of the nutcracker story, which was set to music by Tchaikovsky.

    Academic text (2002)
  • 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.

  • 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).

    Academic text (2015)
  • 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.

  • They're performing a ballet of Tchaikovsky's this week at the Royal Theater.

  • There is nothing more intense than 100 people on stage playing the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto.

Synonyms

Pyotr Tchaikovsky
vsTchaikovsky
1 6.3

A Russian composer famous for ballets such as Swan Lake and The Nutcracker

is the formal full name version used in authoritative contexts
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
vsTchaikovsky
1 7.6

A famous Russian composer who wrote emotional music for ballets like Swan Lake and The Nutcracker

has the same sense but gives a slightly broader list of works
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
vsTchaikovsky
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A Russian composer who wrote famous ballets like Swan Lake

keeps the original Russian form and standard scholarly usage
Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky
vsTchaikovsky
7.5

A Russian composer known for emotional melodies and famous ballets like Swan Lake

has identical meaning but uses the standard full original spelling

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.