Project Gutenberg 2014-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 658 Chaikovskii, Modest 1850 1916 Tchaikovsky, Modeste Чайковский, Модест Ильич Newmarch, Rosa 1857 1940 Newmarch, R. (Rosa) Jeaffreson, Rosa 05040982 The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky The Life and Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) "The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky" by Modest Chaikovskii is a biographical account written in the early 20th century. The work is an exploration of the life and personal correspondence of the renowned Russian composer Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky. This biography delves into Tchaikovsky's character, family background, and artistic journey, revealing not just his musical achievements but also the intimate thoughts and feelings noted in his letters to friends and family. The opening of the book introduces Tchaikovsky's ironic attitude toward his noble lineage and his deep-rooted pride in his Russian heritage. Modeste Tchaikovsky provides an insight into the composer's early life, detailing his family's modest background and Tchaikovsky's early education. The narrative emphasizes his precocious abilities as a child, particularly in music, while also portraying the emotional struggles he faced, especially the profound impact of his mother’s absence from his life. It sets the stage for a deep understanding of not only Tchaikovsky's contributions to music but also the context of his life experiences that shaped his genius. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45259/45259-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 70.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Composers -- Russia -- Biography Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893 ML Text Category: Biographies Category: Russian Literature Category: Music 1899317 2025-07-18T10:02:24.181624 text/html 1865425 2024-10-24T04:21:00 text/html 7396127 2025-07-18T10:03:08.034490 application/epub+zip 7407589 2025-07-18T10:02:35.592613 application/epub+zip 797275 2025-07-18T10:02:28.378637 application/epub+zip 9191045 2025-07-18T10:03:26.388307 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8934880 2025-07-18T10:02:57.214473 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1162580 2022-09-20T16:25:17.774801 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1665001 2025-07-18T10:02:19.512664 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1664949 2014-03-29T15:32:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18355 2025-07-18T10:03:26.638307 application/rdf+xml 25658 2025-07-18T10:02:28.652594 image/jpeg 3870 2025-07-18T10:02:28.519590 image/jpeg 7222823 2025-07-18T10:02:24.585623 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia