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Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.

There is no doubt that even the greatest musical geniuses have sometimes worked without inspiration....

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If you do not want to write, at least spit on a piece of paper, put it in an envelope, and send it t...

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Composer

Born: 1840-05-07

Died: 1893-11-06

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский (25 April/7 May 1840 – 25 October/6 November 1893 was a Russian composer of the late-Romantic period, some of whose works are among the most popular music in the classical repertoire. He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally, bolstered by his appearances as a guest conductor in Europe and the United States. Tchaikovsky was honored in 1884 by Emperor Alexander III, and awarded a lifetime pension.More