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Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker
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About Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Some composers in Tchaikovsky's day didn't think his music sounded "Russian" enough, but Tchaikovsky was Russian through and through. Tchaikovsky wrote symphonies, operas, songs, chamber music -- and of course, several wonderful ballets.
1. What country was Tchaikovsky from?
Germany
Russia
Italy
Poland
2.Tchaikovsky had a patron who gave him money but whom he never met.
True
False
3. The music pieces that Tchaikovsky is best known for are his
operas
symphonies
ballets
concertos
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