By 1891 Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Was the most famous Russian composer
The year before, ballet Sleeping Beauty
Debuted, and soon to come, The Nutcracker
Late '80, the 1812 Overture
Was tossed off without too much emotion
On Pyotr's part, even though he loved Russia
After all they'd loved 'Eugene Onegin'
And Swan Lake approached ballet perfection
Arrangements fitting choreography
In '91 he was the conductor
On the night the Carnegie Hall opened
In that far-off western New York City
Two years later he died of cholera
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