Analysis of Tchaikovsky's Fantasy Overture Romeo and Juliet

A Russian composer known for his colorful and romantic music, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky was born May 7, 1840. He was a composer of the Romantic Period-- a time when music acquired poetic/philosophical meaning. In accordance with this focus on the arts, Tchaikovsky was an extremely well-read and educated man. Therefore, it was only natural he write a musical interpretation of one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, “Romeo and Juliet,” which I had the please of seeing …

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