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Powerpoint Presentation Project:(Individual presentation)

Introduction of Music composer and important of the Romantic Period: Tchaikovsky: The Swan Lake

Presented by: Leong Che Fung (98026120) Date: 30 Mar 2000

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Objectives of this presenObjectives of this presentationtation

To give a brief account on the composer’s life and work

To introduce the most famous ballet “The Swan Lake”

The most important aim is to use multi-media presentation, including attractive pictures and sound, to stimulate students’ interest and motivation in studying music history of the composers in relation to their musical work.

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Target audience: Secondary form 2 students (EMI schools)

This presentation can exist in two versions:

1st version: In the form of an exhibition.-- The slides are auto-displayed and passed on continually, which is the form of this presentation project.

2nd version: In the form of a lecture.-- The slides and each individual image and text are displayed and passed on manually, the time controlled by the lecturer.

P.S. Midi songs impedded in this presentation.

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Tchaikovsky’s life major events: Birth and youth (1840-1862) Composer’s abnormal personality Early life: studying law Start of musical life: studying music

and became a composer (1863-1880)

Three important women in life Late life: begin of success Death

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S w an L ake

T he S leepingB eauty

T heN utc racker

B al l et

S y m phoniesN o. 4 to 6

P iano C oncertoN o.1 in B -flat

V iolin C oncertoin D

"18 12 " O v erture

Italian C apric c io

O rc hest ral w o rks

T he S easons

A lbum forthe y oung

P iano so l o w o rks

E ugeneO negin

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T c haiko vsky' s main w o rks

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Birth and youth (1840-1862)Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born at Votkinsk, in the government of Vyatka,Russia, May7,1840

The composer's birthplace in Vokinsky

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Tchaikovsky’s family

Tchaikovsky's family in 1848 the composer is the boy standing on the left.

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Tchaikovsky’s family members

A l eksandr a (S asha)I l yinic hna T c ha iko v skaya

(T c haiko vsky' s sist er )

M o dest I l yic h T c ha iko v sky

(T c haiko vsky' s bro t her )A nat o l y I l yic h T c ha iko v sky

(T c haiko vsky' s smal l erbro t her )

I l ya P et r o v ic h T c ha iko v sky

(T c haiko vsky' s f at her )

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Letter to his parents when he was ten

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Tchaikovsky’s abnormal personality

Once in his early teens when he was in school at St. Petersburg and his mother started to drive to another city, he had to be held back while she got into the carriage, and the moment he was free ran the moment he was free ran and tried to hold the wheels.and tried to hold the wheels.

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Tchaikovsky's strange two-sidedness:

- intense emotionality in all personal matters and headstrong impetuosity;

- on the other hand, his candor and modesty, his intelligent acceptance of criticism, and his carefulness and good workmanship.

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Early life: studying Early life: studying lawlaw

Tchaikovsky c.1860 age 20

- As a youth he reluctantly studied - As a youth he reluctantly studied law, and became a petty clerk in tlaw, and became a petty clerk in the Ministry of Justice by 1860 age he Ministry of Justice by 1860 age 20.20.

- But by age 23, against his family'- But by age 23, against his family's wishes, he thrown himself into ths wishes, he thrown himself into the study of music at the St. Petersbe study of music at the St. Petersburg Conservatory.urg Conservatory.

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School of Jurisprudence where Tchaikovsky attended

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Start of Musical Life: Studying Music

I’m a student in St.PetersburgConservatory 1863

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Start to teach music after graduation

- Early in 1866 he removed permanently to Moscow;

- accepting a teaching post in the new conservatory just established by Rubinstein's brother Nicholas.

Tchaikovsky 1866 as a young teacher at the Moscow Conservatory

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Tchaikovsky c.1868

The first decade of Tchaikovsky's life in Moscow was one of much struggle, intensified by several attacks of the nervous depression and morbid self-disgust always dogging him.

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Three important women in life

1. Early lover: Desiree Artot

2. Divorce crisis: Antonina Milyukoff

3. Life’s benefectress:Nadezhda von Meck

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Desiree Artot

During studying law, TDuring studying law, Tchaikovsky had grown chaikovsky had grown intimacy with Desiree intimacy with Desiree Artot (33), his engagemArtot (33), his engagement to whom he annouent to whom he announces to his father.nces to his father.

However, Artot later marries However, Artot later marries Mariano Padilla y Ramos (27Mariano Padilla y Ramos (27), but this, luckily, had not le), but this, luckily, had not leave Tchaikovsky heart-brokave Tchaikovsky heart-broken.en.

1. Early lover: Desiree Artot

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- Antonina Ivanovana Milyuko- Antonina Ivanovana Milyukoff hurled herself, declaring in ff hurled herself, declaring in a letter her love for Tchaikova letter her love for Tchaikovsky. At last he married her dsky. At last he married her due to sympathy at July6, 1877ue to sympathy at July6, 1877..

Tchaikovsky and his wife c.July 1877

2. Divorce crisis: Antonina Milyukoff

- However, within a month he - However, within a month he discovered he could not withdiscovered he could not withstand married and he even tristand married and he even tried to commit suicide by droped to commit suicide by dropping himself into river, but faiping himself into river, but failed.led.

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Nadezhda von MeckTchaikovsky's benefectress

3. Life’s benefectress: Nadezhda von Meck

- She was the widow of a wealthy railway engineer.

- She had fallen under the spell of Tchaikovsky's music for many years, started to give financial support and wrote letters to the composer which give him immense spiritual and life support.

- But it is said they never spoke to each other, only communicate through letters!!

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Tchaikovsky's House at Klin

By 1885, Tchai moved to a country house, at Maidanovo, near Klin.

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Receiving his honorReceiving his honorary degree from Caary degree from Cambridge Universitymbridge University

Portrait made in Odessa

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In 1893 he wrote at Klin his most famous work:

The "Pathetic" SymphThe "Pathetic" Symphonyony

- He conducted it at St. Petersburg on Oct. 28. It was coolly received, and he did not live to witness its success.

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Front page of Pathetique Symphony, Autographed page of Fi

nale movement of the Pathetique Symphony

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Only a few days later, he drank a glass of unfiltered water,

and died of cholera, Nov. 6, 1893.

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Tchaikovsky's Grave Alexander Nevsky

Monastery,

St. Petersburg

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Funeral in the city streets, 28 Oct 1893

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His last portrait

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Tchaikovsky’s three famous ballet:

"Swan Lake" -- Composed 1875-76; First performed, 1877

"Sleeping Beauty" -- Composed 1888-89; First performed, 1890

"The Nutcracker" -- Composed 1891-92; First performed, l892

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Synopsis of one of the classic ballets

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Swan Lake

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SynopsisSynopsisThe story,is about a princess, Odette, who is turned into a swan by an evil magician, Rothbart. Every midnight, she (and her friends) become human again for a few hours.

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One midnight, she is discovered by Prince Siegfried who falls madly in love with her and promises to rescue her..

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There is a ball in the castle where Siegfried is meant to choose a bride.

Odile, Knight Rothbart's daughter, enters as a black swan, looking exactly like Princess Odette.

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Siegfried is instantly drawn to her, and he declares she will be his bride.

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Odette then appears and sees what has happened, and he recognizes her too, and realizes he has broken his promise.

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She rushes off to the lake, and he comes and finds her there. She forgives him.

However, Rothbart creates a big storm and both Odette and Siegfried are drowned...

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BALLETS PERFORMED BY: THE KIROV BALLET AND THE KIROV ACADEMY

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