Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, also known as Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, was a great Russian composer and music educator in the19th century, and was regarded as a great "Russian music master" and "melody master".
Tchaikovsky's works reflect the depressed psychology of Russian intellectuals under the czar and their deep desire for a happy life. Focus on revealing people's inner contradictions, full of strong dramatic conflicts and passionate feelings.
Although Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky didn't directly choose realistic political life and social conflict as his creative theme, he profoundly revealed his pursuit of bright ideals and understanding of the meaning of life through his own feelings about the tragedy of the times.
From the basic aspects of creation, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky's early creation tends to show the pursuit and confidence of light and joy, while his later creation tends to show a deep tragic color.
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Tchaikovsky's masterpiece:
Yevgeny onegin
Typical works of lyric opera. The wording of the opera script is very close to Pushkin's original work, and it retains many of Pushkin's original poems, as well as the music and drama elements added by Tchaikovsky.
The story tells the regret of a selfish hero's life: he cynically refused a girl's courtship; There is also the hasty anger of friends, which leads to killing each other in the duel. The whole play has multiple sets of recordings and is often performed in various places.
2. Swan Lake
Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake, with 4 acts, was written in 1876. This is Tchaikovsky's first dance music, which is based on folklore. The plot is: Princess Aogueta is turned into a white swan by the devil in Swan Lake.
Prince Siegfried visited Swan Lake and fell in love with Aogueta. On the night when the prince chose the bride, the devil made his daughter, Black Swan, pretend to be ogita to cheat the prince. The prince was almost deceived, and finally found out in time that he attacked the devil and killed him. The white swan restores the princess's original shape, combines with the prince, and has a happy ending.
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