Select one (1) composition by Tchaikovsky that you enjoy. Describe the music and
subject matter of that work, and explain why you enjoy it. Explain the key
reasons why you believe that compositions by Tchaikovsky continue to be popular
with contemporary orchestras and audiences. Passionate nationalism, like
Tchaikovsky’s for Russia, could be a feature of Romantic art and music and in
the arts of the late 1800s. Give primary examples of music today (besides
national anthems) that is characterized by nationalism.
