Tschaikovsky

or Tschai·kow·sky, Chai·kov·ski

[ chahy-kawf-skee, -kof-; Russian chyee-kawf-skyee ]

noun
  1. Peter Il·yich [il-yich]. /ˈɪl yɪtʃ/. Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich.

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How to use Tschaikovsky in a sentence

  • You know in many of the celebrated ballets, Tschaikovsky's for instance, there occur beautiful and difficult solos for the violin.

    Violin Mastery | Frederick H. Martens
  • Even the so-called "cosmopolitanism" of Peter Ilitch Tschaikovsky is superficial.

    Ivory Apes and Peacocks | James Huneker
  • Somber figures danced in a saraband of shadows to a yearning melody of Tschaikovsky.

    Carnival | Compton Mackenzie
  • But over this memory of a song rose now the surging music of Tschaikovsky's "Pathetique."

    His Family | Ernest Poole
  • "Tschaikovsky's Fourt' Symphony," he replied, and then he reached around to his hip-pocket.

    Abe and Mawruss | Montague Glass