Tchaikovsky

True or False: Tchaikovsky was a child prodigy and toured Europe as a pianist with his father

• True

• False

In addition to composing, Tchaikovsky was also a successful

• orchestra conductor

• ballet dancer

• opera singer

• violinist

One of Tchaikovsky's most famous works was

• The Messiah

• The Unfinished Symphony

• The 1812 Symphony

• Symphony "From the New World"

True or False: Tchaikovsky never traveled far from his home in Moscow, Russia

• True

• False

Tchaikovsky received financial support from

• a wealthy patron

• The Russian Government

• A & B

• Neither A, nor B

Tchaikovsky was the most popular composer in Russia during the later part of

• the 1600s

• the 1700s

• the 1800s

• the 1900

The listening example, The Nutcracker is a

• ballet

• opera

• oratorio

• a plainsong chant

The Nutcracker is frequently performed around which holiday

• The 4th of July

• Christmas

• Labor Day

• Easter

In the Listening example, The Nutcracker, which section of the orchestra plays the main theme

• the String section

• the woodwind section

• the brass section

• the percussion section

True of False: After he graduated from the St. Petersburg, Russia conservatory of music, Tchaikovsky became a music teacher

• True

• False