Chaikovsky, Petr Il'Ich
(1840–1893)
PETR IL'ICH CHAIKOVSKYCHAIKOVSKY, PETR IL'ICHPETR IL'ICH CHAIKOVSKY [* 1840-† 1893] In 1866 the young Petr Il'ich Chaikovsky accepted a post as a teacher of harmony at what soon became the Moscow Conservatory. During the next twelve years this appointment supplied a part of his income and led him to publish several works of a pedagogical nature, including translations of treatises by GEVAERT and LOBE and two textbooks of his own. Through his efforts, Russian theory gained a degree of autonomy…