Tchaikovsky's early years -- Childhood and youth in St. Petersburg -- Civil service (1859-1863) -- Tchaikovsky at the St. Petersburg Conservatory -- Tchaikovsky's first years in Moscow (1866-1870) -- Music of the first five years -- Before the fall (1871-1877) -- The music of 1871-1877 -- 1877' the year of Tchaikovsky's marriage -- The music of 1877 -- 1878 -- The music of 1878 -- 1879-1881 -- The music of 1879-1881 -- 1882-1884 -- The music of 1882-1884 -- 1885-1888 -- The music of 1885-1888 -- The years 1889-1893 -- The music of 1889-1893 -- The circumstances of Tchaikovsky's death.