"I began it three days ago and am writing with difficulty, not for wont of new ideas, but because of the novelty of the form. One requires six independent yet homogeneous voices. This is unimaginably difficult." - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1890

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You know, I'm starting to notice that my vocal inflections are extremely different when talking about pieces I really really care about.

It must be a rule for all inventors to be extremely weird at this point.

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This is the reason my standards are so high. I cannot listen to chamber music that isn't this and it is an Issue.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Tchaikovsky, P. I "Дневники П. И. Чайковского (1873-1891)"

Two things:

1. I am aware that talking about someone's first symphony isn't a good indication of them as a composer. I will cover a larger work when I have more time.
2. No, I will not be posting another analysis this month.