Which of the statements below about Tchaikovsky are true and which are not? Click the "?" to see if you're right. Good luck!
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Tchaikovsky was so entranced by Mozart's music that he orchestrated a number of Wolfgang's short works and put them together under the heading of "Amadeania." |
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His First Piano Concerto was intended to be dedicated to popular pianist Nicholas Rubinstein. However, it was ultimately dedicated to Hans von Bulow. |
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He had a July wedding. |
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Peter and his wife, Antonina, had two children: a boy and girl, which they named after themselves. |
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Tchaikovsky made the first-ever orchestral use of marimbas in "Nutcracker". |
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He never came to America. |
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He shares a birthday with Johannes Brahms. |
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Tchaikovsky wrote in a line for "cannons" in his score for the "1812 Overture". |
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He and Beethoven wrote exactly the same number of violin concerti. |
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The proper title for "Nutcracker" looks a little like "noisy cassette." |
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