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
6 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born on May 7 1840 He was born in Votkinsk Russia Pyotr's father worked as a manager in the mines His mother cared for Pyotr and his brothers and sisters Pyotr began taking piano lessons when he was about four years old He enjoyed playing the piano But it was just a hobby for the little boy and his family The Pyotr Tchaikovsky Museum is in the city of Votkinsk Russia where Pyotr spent his childhood
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