Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
By Haley Grover : (:
The life of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky :
He was born May 7th 1840,
He had 4 brothers, a sister and a half sister
His mother died when he was 12 years old, He composed
a song for her after her death.
He died November 6th 1893. By drinking Cholera most likely contracted through drinking contaminated water several days earlier. But some think his death was suicidal.
He worked for himself. And started composing music at the young age of 12. His first composed peice was for his mother after her death.
3 Cool and Interesting facts :
1. He was interested in men. There for yes he was homosexual.
2. He was the composer of the Nutcracker.
3. His first marriage ended in disaster.