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'''Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky'''<ref group=a>Often anglicized as ''Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky''; also standardized by the [[wikipedia:Library of Congress|Library of Congress]]. His names are also transliterated as ''Piotr'' or ''Petr''; ''Ilitsch'' or ''Il'ich''; and ''Tschaikowski'', ''Tschaikowsky'', ''Chajkovskij'', or ''Chaikovsky''. He used to sign his name/was known as ''P. Tschaïkowsky''/''Pierre Tschaïkowsky'' in French (as in his afore-reproduced signature), and ''Peter Tschaikowsky'' in German, spellings also displayed on several of his scores' title pages in their first printed editions alongside or in place of his native name.</ref> ({{IPAc-en|lang|tʃ|aɪ|ˈ|k|ɒ|f|s|k|i}} {{Respell|chy|KOF|skee}};<ref>[http://www.dictionary.com/browse/tchaikovsky "Tchaikovsky"]. ''[[wikipedia:Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary|Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary]]''.</ref> {{lang-rus|Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский,<ref group=a>Петръ Ильичъ Чайковскій in Russian pre-revolutionary script.</ref>}} {{IPA-ru|pʲɵtr ɪlʲˈjitɕ tɕɪjˈkofskʲɪj|IPA|Ru-Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.ogg}}; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893<ref group=a>Russia was still using [[wikipedia:Old style and new style dates|old style dates]] in the 19th century, rendering his lifespan as 25 April 1840&nbsp;– 25 October 1893. Some sources in the article report dates as old style rather than new style.</ref>) was a [[wikipedia:Russian composer|Russian composer]] of the [[wikipedia:Romantic period|Romantic period]]. He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally. He was honored in 1884 by Tsar [[wikipedia:Alexander III of Russia|Alexander III]] and awarded a lifetime pension.

 

 

== Musical compositions ==

 

Musical compositions by Tchaikovsky which were religiously inspired are:

=== The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom ===

 

 

'''''Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom''''' (Литургия святого Иоанна Златоуста), Op. 41, is a setting for unaccompanied voices of fifteen numbers from the Russian Orthodox Liturgy for unaccompanied voices, made by Tchaikovsky in 1878.

Tchaikovsky's '''''Sixteen Songs for Children''''' (Шестнадцать песен для детей), Op. 54, were written at [[tchaikovsky:Kamenka|Kamenka]] in October and November 1883, except for No. 16 which dates from around December 1880.

 

 

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