MUSIC 27 Study Guide - Final Guide: Anton Webern, Friendly Fire, Appalachian Spring
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The symphony was only 18 years old at the time became bedrock repertory very soon. December 1911 - tchaikovsky"s last symphony chosen for first sfso repertory. Russian economic problems forced her to cut him off abruptly. Tchaikovsky and nadezhda von meck only exchanged letters. Tchaikovsky was a neurotic, unhappy man suffered from bouts of depression and anxiety appointed professor of moscow conservatory at one point a student named victoria fell madly in love with him. Tchaikovsky married her to try to cover up his homosexuality he fled the marriage five days later and she died in an insane asylum. Tchaikovsky died from cholera, caused by drinking contaminated water some sensational reporting suggested he had committed suicide out of fear of exposure of his homosexuality would have been a serious problem in 19th-century russia. Romeo and juliet has been called an overture-fantasy coda (moderato) - broken version of the love theme with muffled funeral drums.
