Tchaikovsky (poem)

"Tchaikovsky" is a poem by Karl Jones.

Tchaikovsky

Unless, you know, grating dissonance is the intent.

Apparently some composers score dissonance.

And by people, I mean I am specifically giving John Cage and Terry Riley free passes on this, because they did work I like and admire.

Also, free pass to Tchaikovsky for the cannon in 1812 Overture. (My parents listened to classical music; boys like cannons; we are what we are.)

Technically that cannon is dissonant.

But Tchaikovsky ... my God ... Tchaikovsky ... let all of humanity's achievements fade away, let all the instruments rot or rusts according to their nature, let all the ears be stopped and never again hear a sound, let the music of the cosmos itself fade to a dull his of universal background radiation, farewell Mozart, so long Beethooven, goodbye Stardust.

But let the music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky be remembered forever.

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (nonfiction)

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