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= Pyotr IIyich Tchaikovsky =

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born on May 7,1840 in Votkinsk. Tchaikovsky was learning how to play the piano at the age of five. On June 25,1854 Tchaikovsky suffered from his mother's death of cholera infection. After his death mother's death he was putting great effort into composing. Music was not a high school priority at the school. Tchaikovsky graduated on May 25, 1859. Six months later, he became a junior assistant. Two months later, a senior assistant. In 1861 he attended classes in Music Theory organized by the Russian Music Society. From 1862 to 1865 he studied harmony and counterpoint fugue with Zarimba. Tchaikovsky combined his professorial duties with music criticism while continuing to compose. He died in St. Petersburg on November 6, 1893. ======