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Definition of Tchaikovsky
1. Noun. Important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893).
Generic synonyms: Composer
Definition of Tchaikovsky
1. Proper noun. (surname transliteration of a Slavic from=Russian dot=,) usually applying to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tchaikovsky
Literary usage of Tchaikovsky
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1912)
"PETER ILYITCH Tchaikovsky greatest of Russian composers, Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky,
... From 1866 to 1878 Tchaikovsky was teacher of harmony at the Moscow ..."
2. Modern Music and Musicians by Richard Alexander Streatfeild (1906)
"CHAPTER XVIII Tchaikovsky |"F it were possible to single out one composer -*-
more than another as representative of the various phases of thought that are ..."
3. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1910)
"On May 29, Tchaikovsky arrived in London in a phase of the darkest ... At the
first of these, on June 1, Tchaikovsky was represented by his Fourth Symphony, ..."
4. The Growth of Music: A Study in Musical History for Schools by Henry Cope Colles (1916)
"Tchaikovsky is separated from the others by belonging to a country which until his
... But before we begin to consider Tchaikovsky and his compatriots a few ..."
5. Songs and Song Writers by Henry Theophilus Finck (1900)
"Tchaikovsky AND DVORAK. The Oriental coloring in some of Rubinstein's songs did
not save him from being dubbed a "German" by the Chauvinists of the neo- ..."
6. Songs and Song Writers by Henry Theophilus Finck (1900)
"Tchaikovsky AND DVORAK. The Oriental coloring in some of Rubinstein's songs did
not save him from being dubbed a " German" by the Chauvinists of the neo- ..."
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