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* CulturallyReligious: Tchaikovksy was raised a Russian Orthodox Christian, but he was not particularly devout, having written to his patroness Nadezhda von Meck: "As you can see, I am still bound to the Church by strong ties, but on the other hand I have long ceased to believe in the dogma." He was, however, profoundly attached to the Orthodox Church's rituals and music and wrote a liturgical composition based on the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, a Eucharistic service in the Eastern Christian Church.
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* CulturallyReligious: Tchaikovksy Tchaikovsky was raised a Russian Orthodox Christian, but he was not particularly devout, having written to his patroness Nadezhda von Meck: "As you can see, I am still bound to the Church by strong ties, but on the other hand I have long ceased to believe in the dogma." He was, however, profoundly attached to the Orthodox Church's rituals and music and wrote a liturgical composition based on the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, a Eucharistic service in the Eastern Christian Church.
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* JumpScare: One of the most famous in the classical repertoire occurs in the first movement of the "Pathetique" Symphony, with clarinets playing pianississississimo before a sudden chord jolts the listener into the development section.
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* JumpScare: One of the most famous in the classical repertoire occurs in the first movement of the "Pathetique" Symphony, with clarinets first clarinet and then bass clarinet[[note]]The score calls for the last four notes to be played on bassoon, though they're almost always played by bass clarinet nowadays because the latter instrument can play low notes more softly[[/note]] playing pianississississimo before a sudden chord jolts the listener into the development section.
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* JumpScare: One of the most famous in the classical repretoire occurs in the first movement of the "Pathetique" Symphony, with clarinets playing pianississississimo before a sudden chord jolts the listener into the development section.
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* JumpScare: One of the most famous in the classical repretoire repertoire occurs in the first movement of the "Pathetique" Symphony, with clarinets playing pianississississimo before a sudden chord jolts the listener into the development section.
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* JumpScare: Uses this to great effect in the first movement of Symphony no. 6, with clarinets playing pianississississimo before a sudden chord jolts the listener into the development section.
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* JumpScare: Uses this to great effect One of the most famous in the classical repretoire occurs in the first movement of Symphony no. 6, the "Pathetique" Symphony, with clarinets playing pianississississimo before a sudden chord jolts the listener into the development section.
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* SmallReferencePools: To casual viewers, Tchaikovsky defines pretty nearly the entire genre of {{Ballet}} between ''Theatre/TheNutcracker'' and ''Theatre/SwanLake''. And if they know a third ballet, it’s most likely ''Literature/SleepingBeauty''.
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* JumpScare: Uses this to great effect in the first movement of Symphony no. 6, with clarinets playing pianississississimo before a sudden chord jolts the listener into the development section.
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* BecomeARealBoy: Applies to two of the composer's most famous ballets.
** In ''Theatre/TheNutcracker'', the title toy turns into a handsome prince.
** In ''Theatre/SwanLake'', the swans turn into beautiful maidens.
** In ''Theatre/TheNutcracker'', the title toy turns into a handsome prince.
** In ''Theatre/SwanLake'', the swans turn into beautiful maidens.
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* PinocchioSyndrome: Applies to two of the composer's most famous ballets.
** In ''Theatre/TheNutcracker'', the title toy turns into a handsome prince.
** In ''Theatre/SwanLake'', the swans turn into beautiful maidens.
** In ''Theatre/TheNutcracker'', the title toy turns into a handsome prince.
** In ''Theatre/SwanLake'', the swans turn into beautiful maidens.
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Tchaikovsky has a tendency to repeat motifs and themes, both large sections of a piece and small bits of a few bars that make up those themes, rather than spin music from motifs in developmental style.
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Tchaikovsky is known for his exceptional gift as a melodist; his three ballets in particular show his ability to write an entire evening's worth of memorable tunes. This ability could sometimes work against him in symphonic and chamber music, since he has a tendency to repeat motifs and themes, both large sections of a piece and small bits of a few bars that make up those themes, rather than spin music from motifs in developmental style.
style. Still, his last three symphonies are acknowledged as masterpieces of the orchestral repertoire.
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* ArmoredClosetGay: Considering [[UsefulNotes/TsaristRussia the time and place he lived in]], what else could he be? The composer was never comfortable with his homosexuality and in 1877 married one of his former students, Antonina Miliukova, likely to please his family and [[TheBeard quash rumors of his sexual orientation]].
* AwfulWeddedLife: That said, the marriage was a disaster, Tchaikovsky and his wife being an utter mismatch on several levels, and they separated after six weeks -- though they never officially divorced. Tchaikovsky often referred to her as "the reptile" in post-separation correspondence.
* AwfulWeddedLife: That said, the marriage was a disaster, Tchaikovsky and his wife being an utter mismatch on several levels, and they separated after six weeks -- though they never officially divorced. Tchaikovsky often referred to her as "the reptile" in post-separation correspondence.
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* ArmoredClosetGay: Considering [[UsefulNotes/TsaristRussia the time and place he lived in]], what else could he be? AwfulWeddedLife: The composer was never less than comfortable with his homosexuality and in 1877 married one of his former students, Antonina Miliukova, likely to please his family and [[TheBeard quash rumors of his sexual orientation]].
* AwfulWeddedLife: That said, the marriageorientation]]. It was a disaster, Tchaikovsky and his wife the couple being an utter mismatch on several levels, and they separated after six weeks -- though they never officially divorced. Tchaikovsky often referred to her as "the reptile" in post-separation correspondence.
* AwfulWeddedLife: That said, the marriage
