(SOUNDBITE OF PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY SONG, "MARCH OF THE TOY SOLDIERS") MONTAGNE: Though here we are with the "March Of The Toy Soldiers." That's pretty convincing. HOFFMAN: (Laughter).

In today's Qwiki, we will make our way from Thomas Edison to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, stopping in between at phonograph (above) and gramophone record. Photo: K. Ananthan ...

May 7, 2010 -- A strange thing is happening today: Ballerinas are suddenly plie-ing across Google's homepage, and the top trending topic on Twitter is none other than Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Kuznetsov was born in 1850 in Stepanovka and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, born on this day in 1840, in Votkinsk, 1,800km west of Saint Petersburg. Happy 177th birthday, Maestro. You still sound ...

Somehow, over the past half-century and with hardly anyone noticing, the 19th century Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky has become as integral to the Fourth of July as George Washington ...

Donald Macleod explores the conflicted relationships and mysteries in the life of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Donald begins this week’s episode by looking at Tchaikovsky’s early years as a civil ...

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, a famous Russian composer of symphony, opera, ballet, instrumental, chamber and song is celebrating his 170th birthday today and Google has a special logo up for it.

Media, Multimedia Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, tormented genius, still blowing minds at 170 years old By Branko Brkic Follow 08 May 2010 ...

In May of 1891, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was on his way to Niagara Falls when, changing trains in Utica, he composed a letter to his brother, Modest, that read in part: 'ginger bread and toy ...