Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (May 7, 1840 – November 6, 1893) was a world famous Russian composer, best known for compositions like "The Nutcracker Suite", "Swan Lake", "1812 Overture", "Romeo & Juliet", "Serenade for Strings", "Sleeping Beauty" and his "First Piano Concerto".

References

Zappa quoted from the 1812 Overture in Big Swifty (1988 - Munich) on Make A Jazz Noise Here.

The first movement of Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony "Pathétique" in B minor, Op. 74 was quoted three times on:

• No Matter What You Do, on BTB I: 'Tis The Season To Be Jelly (1991), performed in Stockholm, September 30, 1967
• Little House I Used To Live In, on BTB II: Electric Aunt Jemima (1992), performed in Denver, May 3, 1968
• Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Sexually Aroused Gas Mask, on Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970), performed in London, October 25, 1968

See Also:

• Wikipedia article about Tchaikovsky
• A list of several Tchaikovsky quotes on Zappa albums and tours