For 10 points, name this Russian composer of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker.
Among this composer's works are a symphonic poem based on The Inferno titled Francesca da Rimini and an opera called The Queen of Spades. His sixth symphony has an unusual, quiet ending, and its second movement is in 5/4 time. In one of this composer's ballets, Von Rothbart puts a curse on Odette, and another includes dances like ""Trepak"" and ""Waltz of the Flowers."" He is also known for a piece that quotes ""La Marseillaise"" and ""God Save the Czar"" and is punctuated by cannon fire, the 1812 Overture. For 10 points, name this Russian composer of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker.
Among this composer's works are a symphonic poem based on The Inferno titled Francesca da Rimini and an opera called The Queen of Spades.
Pyotr Ilyich {Tchaikovsky}