what is the name of the classical composer whose name sounds like Straichovsky?

Question

I know there is a Chaikovsky; is there a Stravinski?

Answer 1

The correct (or the most common) spellings are:

"Tchaikovsky"

Brief intro to him:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tchaikovsky

and

"Stravinsky"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stravinsky

Answer 2

Yes, there are both composers.

Pyotr' (Peter) Il'ich Tchaikovsky (or Tschaikowsky in German, Tchaikovski in French, Ciaikovski in Italian) (1840-1893) - famous for Swan Lake, the 1812 Overture, the Nutcracker, Eugene Onegin and a swathe of Romantic orchestral works.

and

Igor Petrovich Stravinsky (Strawinsky in German, Stravinski in French, Italian) (1882-1971) - famous for The Firebird, The Rite of Spring, Petrushka, Pulcinella and works across a wide spectrum.

Stravinsky adored Tchaikovsky's music and found him an inspiration, even though his music landed up being VERY different from the older composer's. Stravinsky even used themes by Tchaikovsky in his ballet 'Le baiser de la fée' (The Fairy's Kiss).

As these composers' names were written in the Cyrillic alphabet, they have been 'tranliterated' into our Latin script. This means that there is a wide variety of spellings, depending on the language. In Dutch, for example, Tchaikovsky is usually spelt 'Tsjaikovskij'. Personally, I never understood why English put a 't' in Tchaikovsky - we don't need a 't' in 'church', do we? I'd opt for changing the English spelling to 'Chaikovsky' but I think that might prove a little confusing! Oddly enough, there is a 20th century composer Boris Chaikovsky (no relation) and most times in English there is no 't'. How weird and inconsistent is that?

Answer 3

Igor Stravinsky
or
Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky

Answer 4

1. Stravinsky
2. Tchaikovsky

Answer 5

it's P.I Tchaikovsky.I love his Dance of the sugar plum fairy tune.

Answer 6

Yes, there are both.