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	\| On his first summer spent at Kamenka, Tchaikovsky drafted his [[Overture in C minor]] and translated F. A. Gevaert's ''[[Handbook for Instrumentation]]''. He also noted down a folk-tune he heard sung by a gardener at Kamenka, which he would subsequently use in the [[String Quartet in B-flat major\|String Quartet in B-flat major]] (1865) and the piano piece ''[[Scherzo à la russe]]'' (1867). "Never in my life have I spent a more pleasant summer", he later told [[Aleksandra Davydova\|Aleksandra]] <ref name="note1"/>.		\| On his first summer spent at Kamenka, Tchaikovsky drafted his [[Overture in C minor]] and translated F. A. Gevaert's ''[[Handbook for Instrumentation]]''. He also noted down a folk tune he heard sung by a gardener at Kamenka, which he would subsequently use in the [[String Quartet in B-flat major\|String Quartet in B-flat major]] (1865) and the piano piece ''[[Scherzo à la russe]]'' (1867). "Never in my life have I spent a more pleasant summer", he later told [[Aleksandra Davydova\|Aleksandra]] <ref name="note1"/>.
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	\| The whole Tchaikovsky family went to Kamenka in the summer for the wedding of the composer's brother [[Ippolit Tchaikovsky\|Ippolit]] to [[Sofya Tchaikovskaya\|Sofya Nikonova]] in June. The composer spent the rest of the summer working on the orchestration of his opera ''[[Undina]]'', but also noted down another folk-tune that he would go on to use in the famous ''Andante cantabile'' movement from his [[String Quartet No. 1]] (1871).		\| The whole Tchaikovsky family went to Kamenka in the summer for the wedding of the composer's brother [[Ippolit Tchaikovsky\|Ippolit]] to [[Sofya Tchaikovskaya\|Sofya Nikonova]] in June. The composer spent the rest of the summer working on the orchestration of his opera ''[[Undina]]'', but also noted down another folk tune that he would go on to use in the famous ''Andante cantabile'' movement from his [[String Quartet No. 1]] (1871).
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	\| The composer began work on his [[Symphony No. 2]], the finale of which incorporated the folk-tune "The Crane", which he heard while staying at Kamenka.		\| The composer began work on his [[Symphony No. 2]], the finale of which incorporated the folk tune "The Crane", which he heard while staying at Kamenka.
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	In 1940 a museum was established in Tchaikovsky's honour at Kamenka to mark the centenary of his birth. Since the 1960s it has been jointly run with another museum in honour of [[Aleksandr Pushkin]], who was also a frequent visitor to Kamenka.		In 1940, a museum was established in Tchaikovsky's honour at Kamenka to mark the centenary of his birth. Since the 1960s it has been jointly run with another museum in honour of [[Aleksandr Pushkin]], who was also a frequent visitor to Kamenka.

	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==

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	\| He completed the orchestration of the [[Piano Concerto No. 2]] (28 April/10 May) and the ''[[Italian Capriccio]]'' (15/27 May), as well as arranging the latter work for piano duet, ~~and~~ correcting proofs of the score of ''[[The Maid of Orleans]]'', and starting work on the [[Six Duets, Op. 46]].		\| He completed the orchestration of the [[Piano Concerto No. 2]] (28 April/10 May) and the ''[[Italian Capriccio]]'' (15/27 May), as well as arranging the latter work for piano duet, correcting proofs of the score of ''[[The Maid of Orleans]]'', and starting work on the [[Six Duets, Op. 46]].
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	\| Tchaikovsky spent the first half of his summer vacation at Kamenka. According to his nephew [[Yury Davydov]] (who was not born until 1876), it was during this summer that the composer wrote a children's ballet for his nephews and nieces, which shared a subject and main motif with his later ballet ''[[Swan Lake]]'' (1875–76); however, there is no other evidence to corroborate this suggestion.		\| Tchaikovsky spent the first half of his summer vacation at Kamenka. According to his nephew [[Yury Davydov]] (who was not born until 1876), it was during this summer that the composer wrote a children's ballet for his nephews and nieces, which shared a subject and main motif with his later ballet ''[[Swan Lake]]'' (1875–76); however, there is no other evidence to corroborate this suggestion.
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	In 1940 a museum was established in Tchaikovsky's honour at Kamenka to mark the centenary of his birth. Since the 1960s it has been jointly run with another museum in honour of [[Aleksandr Pushkin]], who was also a frequent visitor to Kamenka.		In 1940 a museum was established in Tchaikovsky's honour at Kamenka to mark the centenary of his birth. Since the 1960s it has been jointly run with another museum in honour of [[Aleksandr Pushkin]], who was also a frequent visitor to Kamenka.

	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==

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	\| He completed the orchestration of the [[Piano Concerto No. 2]] (28 April/10 May) and the ''[[Italian Capriccio]]'' (15/27 May), as well as arranging the latter work for piano duet, and correcting proofs of the score of ''[[The Maid of Orleans]]'', and starting work on the [[Six Duets, Op. 46]].		\| He completed the orchestration of the [[Piano Concerto No. 2]] (28 April/10 May) and the ''[[Italian Capriccio]]'' (15/27 May), as well as arranging the latter work for piano duet, and correcting proofs of the score of ''[[The Maid of Orleans]]'', and starting work on the [[Six Duets, Op. 46]].

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'''''Kamyanka''''' (Кам'янка), also known as '''''Kamianka''''', is a city and the administrative centre of the Kamyanka district (Кам'янський район) of Cherkasy oblast (Черкаська область) in Ukraine.

During Tchaikovsky's lifetime it was known as '''''Kamenka''''' (Каменка), and formed part of the Chigirin district (Чигиринский уезд) in the Kiev province (Киевская губерния) of the Russian Empire.

==Tchaikovsky in Kamenka==
Kamenka was the home of the composer's sister [[Aleksandra Davydova|Aleksandra]], and her husband [[Lev Davydov]], who managed his family's extensive estates there. Tchaikovsky visited on a regular basis between 1865 and 1893, and many of his compositions were written in the congenial surroundings at Kamenka. His main visits were as follows:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=20%|From
! width=20%|Until
! width=60%|Notes
|-
| June 1865
| August 1865
| On his first summer spent at Kamenka, Tchaikovsky drafted his [[Overture in C minor]] and translated F. A. Gevaert's ''[[Handbook for Instrumentation]]''. He also noted down a folk-tune he heard sung by a gardener at Kamenka, which he would subsequently use in the [[String Quartet in B-flat major|String Quartet in B-flat major]] (1865) and the piano piece ''[[Scherzo à la russe]]'' (1867). "Never in my life have I spent a more pleasant summer", he later told [[Aleksandra Davydova|Aleksandra]] <ref name="note1"/>.
|-
| June 1869
| July 1869
| The whole Tchaikovsky family went to Kamenka in the summer for the wedding of the composer's brother [[Ippolit Tchaikovsky|Ippolit]] to [[Sofya Tchaikovskaya|Sofya Nikonova]] in June. The composer spent the rest of the summer working on the orchestration of his opera ''[[Undina]]'', but also noted down another folk-tune that he would go on to use in the famous ''Andante cantabile'' movement from his [[String Quartet No. 1]] (1871).
|-
| June 1871
| early/mid July 1871
| Tchaikovsky spent the first half of his summer vacation at Kamenka. According to his nephew [[Yury Davydov]] (who was not born until 1876), it was during this summer that the composer wrote a children's ballet for his nephews and nieces, which shared a subject and main motif with his later ballet ''[[Swan Lake]]'' (1875–76); however, there is no other evidence to corroborate this suggestion.
|-
| 1/13 June 1872
| 2/14 July 1872
| The composer began work on his [[Symphony No. 2]], the finale of which incorporated the folk-tune "The Crane", which he heard while staying at Kamenka.
|-
| 18/30 June 1873
| 26 June/8 July 1873
| Tchaikovsky spent just over a week at Kamenka, before travelling to western Europe.
|-
| 4/16 June 1876
| 18/30 June 1876
| Suffering from a fever, the composer was unable to do any work during his first visit to Kamenka in three years.
|-
| 30 July/11 August 1877
| 8/20 September 1877
| Leaving his wife [[Antonina]] behind in [[Moscow]], Tchaikovsky spent six weeks at Kamenka working on the orchestration of his [[Symphony No. 4]] and the opera ''[[Yevgeny Onegin]]''.
|-
| 11/23 April 1878
| 12/24 May 1878
| During this visit the composer began work on various piano pieces, i.e. his ''[[Grand Sonata]]'', the ''[[Children's Album]]'', and the [[Twelve Pieces, Op. 40]].
|-
| 13/25 June 1878
| 26 June/8 July 1878
| Continuing work on the piano pieces and the [[Six Romances, Op. 38]].
|-
| 4/16 November 1878
| 15/27 November 1878
| Here he composed the last two movements of the [[Suite No. 1]], before leaving for Italy.
|-
| 9/21 April 1879
| 3/15 May 1879
| During this visit Tchaikovsky orchestrated and arranged his [[Suite No. 1]] for piano duet, before taking up the orchestration of his opera ''[[The Maid of Orleans]]''.
|-
| 14/26 May 1879
| 20 June/2 July 1879
| Completing the orchestration of the first two acts of ''[[The Maid of Orleans]]''.
|-
| 7/19 July 1879
| 7/19 August 1879
| Orchestrating the first two scenes of Act III of ''[[The Maid of Orleans]]''.
|-
| 29 September/11 October 1879
| 24 October/5 November 1879
| Starting work on his [[Piano Concerto No. 2]].
|-
| 13/25 April 1890
| 2/14 July 1880
| He completed the orchestration of the [[Piano Concerto No. 2]] (28 April/10 May) and the ''[[Italian Capriccio]]'' (15/27 May), as well as arranging the latter work for piano duet, and correcting proofs of the score of ''[[The Maid of Orleans]]'', and starting work on the [[Six Duets, Op. 46]].
|-
| 31 July/12 August 1880
| 3/15 August 1880
| Correcting the proofs of the [[Piano Concerto No. 2]] and ''[[Italian Capriccio]]''.
|-
| 6/18 August 1880
| 8/20 November 1880
| As well as further proof-correcting, Tchaikovsky wrote the [[Seven Romances, Op. 47]], the [[Serenade for String Orchestra]], the overture ''[[The Year 1812]]'', and also revised his overture-fantasia ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''.
|-
| 24 December 1880/5 January 1881
| 6/18 January 1881
| The composer returned to Kamenka to spend Christmas with his family.
|-
| 29 April/11 May 1881
| 21 July/2 August 1881
| During this visit Tchaikovsky began to compose his [[All-Night Vigil]].
|-
| 25 July/6 August 1881
| 8/20 September 1881
| While continuing to write his own [[All-Night Vigil]], the composer worked on editing and arranging [[Dmitry Bortnyansky]]'s [[Complete Church Music (Bortnyansky)|church music]].
|-
| 5/17 October 1881
| 30 October/11 November 1881
| More work on [[Dmitry Bortnyansky|Bortnyansky]]'s compositions, before leaving for western Europe.
|-
| 26 April/8 May 1882
| 3/15 June 1882
| A little work on the opera ''[[Mazepa]]''.
|-
| 26 July/7 August 1882
| 5/17 August 1882
| Further slow progress on ''[[Mazepa]]''.
|-
| 21 August/2 September 1882
| 26 September/8 October 1882
| During this visit Tchaikovsky wrote [[Six Pieces, Op. 51]] for piano, and part of the second act of ''[[Mazepa]]''.
|-
| 28 September/10 October 1882
| 12/24 November 1882
| After completing the draft of ''[[Mazepa]]'', Tchaikovsky set about its orchestration.
|-
| 5/17 October 1883
| 13/25 October 1883
| On this visit he completed the orchestration of the [[Suite No. 2]], and worked on its arrangement for piano duet.
|-
| 19/31 October 1883
| 16/28 November 1883
| Working on the [[Sixteen Songs for Children]], Op. 54.
|-
| 12/24 April 1884
| 8/20 June 1884
| Tchaikovsky drafted the whole of the [[Suite No. 3]], and arranged it for piano duet.
|-
| 29 October/10 November 1885
| Around 10/22 November 1885
| Working on the [[Jurisprudence March]], which was completed on 5/17 November.
|-
| 26 August/7 September 1888
| 2/14 September 1888
| Correcting the proofs of the [[Symphony No. 5]].
|-
| Around 22 August/3 September 1889
| 4/16 September 1889
| Resting after completing the ballet ''[[The Sleeping Beauty]]''.
|-
| 15/27 August 1890
| 30 August/11 September 1890
| "Concerning my visit to Kamenka, I can say that it has left me with a very sad impression. Everyone seems to have aged, and there is an overwhelming air of melancholy, with no sign of its previous joyfulness" <ref name="note2"/>.
|-
| 23 December 1890/4 January 1891
| 4/16 January 1891
| Visiting his family for the Christmas holidays. This would be the last time he would see his sister [[Aleksandra Davydova|Aleksandra]], who died on 28 March/9 April 1891.
|-
| 20 August/1 September 1891
| 27 August/8 September 1891
| Working a little on the opera ''[[Iolanta]]''.
|-
| 24 December 1891/5 January 1892
| 26 December 1891/7 January 1892
| A brief visit to his family before leaving for a conducting tour in northern Europe.
|-
| 26 January/7 February 1893
| 1/13 February 1893
| Visiting between conducting tours in [[Odessa]] and [[Kharkov]].
|}

In 1940 a museum was established in Tchaikovsky's honour at Kamenka to mark the centenary of his birth. Since the 1960s it has been jointly run with another museum in honour of [[Aleksandr Pushkin]], who was also a frequent visitor to Kamenka.

==Bibliography==
* {{bib|1940/290}} (1940)
* {{bib|1940/305}} (1940)
* {{bib|1949/7}} (1949)
* {{bib|1950/8}} (1950)
* {{bib|1965/78}} (1965)
* {{bib|1965/101}} (1965)
* {{bib|1968/18}} (1968)
* {{bib|1972/40}} (1972)
* {{bib|1972/57}} (1972)
* {{bib|1980/74}} (1980)
* {{bib|1986/26}} (1986)
* {{bib|1987/2}} (1987)
* {{bib|1987/41}} (1987)
* {{bib|1993/10}} (1993)

==External Links==
* [[wikipedia:Kamianka, Cherkasy Oblast|Wikipedia]] (Kamianka)
* [[wikipedia:ru:Каменский литературно-мемориальный музей А. С. Пушкина и П. И. Чайковского|Wikipedia]] (Pushkin-Tchaikovsky Museum, in Russian)

==Notes and References==
<references>
<ref name="note1">[[Letter 70]] to [[Aleksandra Davydova]], 24 August/5 September 1865.</ref>
<ref name="note2">[[Letter 4212]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 4/16 September 1890.</ref>
</references>
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