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Most of us have probably heard of the famous Symphony No. 6 Pathetique. Many of us have heard various theories explaining its odd style compared to Tchaikovsky's other symphonies. A few of us may have even drawn our own conclusions about the programme of this unique symphony. Pyotr Ilyich...

Some have called the sixth symphony a "musical suicide note." I believe this may be fairly accurate. If this is the case, then here is my interpretation of what Master Tchaikovsky may have had in mind as he wrote the Pathétique. The first movement relates the subject's view of his own life...