... and he had a brother, Modest, whom he was very close with throughout his life. He was a smart child having had learned German and French at the age of 6. While a young Peter was taking piano lessons, at night when he'd go to sleep, and wake up complaining to his ... differed tremendously from his personal life during these times. Compositions were being completed easily while relationships were not turning out his way( 1 Dick). Tchaikovsky would, for the rest of his life, struggle with relationships and his own sexuality. After marrying a passionate student and later realizing he made a ...

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