Table of Contents Playing Music for Fun 4 A Change of Heart 12 A Generous Friend 20 Cannons and Nutcrackers 24 Timeline 30 Glossary 32 Index 32
4 Playing Music for Fun Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky PYOH-ter uhl-YEECH chy-KAAF-skee uhl-YEECH is Russia's most famous composer He created some of the most beautiful music in the world The music he wrote for ballets is enjoyed today as some of the most widely performed But when he was growing up no one expected Tchaikovsky to become a great composer
