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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky[a 1] (May 7, 1840 – November 6, 1893)[a 2] was
a Russian composer of the Romantic era. His wide ranging output includes
symphonies, operas, ballets, instrumental and chamber music and songs.
He wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the
classical repertoire, including the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping
Beauty and The Nutcracker, the 1812 Overture, his First Piano Concerto,
his last three numbered symphonies, and the opera Eugene Onegin.
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