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ArticleOpen Access http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2023.04.020

A Study and Analysis of the Musical Connotation of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 in B Minor “Pathétique”

Junxiang Liu

Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK.

*Corresponding author: Junxiang Liu

Published: June 15,2023

Abstract

PyotrIlyich Tchaikovsky was a great composer famous for combining the best of Russian folk music and Western European classical music. Employing an "ontological analysis study", this paper tries to analyze the musical connotation of PyotrIlyich Tchaikovsky's last masterpiece in his life, Symphony No. 6 in B minor "Pathétique". It focuses on his personality, artistic experience, and compositional characteristics to comprehensively organize and summarize the great work's composition features and aesthetic values.

Keywords

Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6 in B minor "Pathétique", musical ontology, aesthetic connotation, artistic value

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How to cite this paper

A Study and Analysis of the Musical Connotation of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 in B Minor “Pathétique”

How to cite this paper: Junxiang Liu. (2023) A Study and Analysis of the Musical Connotation of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 in B Minor “Pathétique”. Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science7(4), 738-751.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2023.04.020