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	==Dedications==		==Dedications==
	In 1882, Tchaikovsky dedicated his piano piece ''Valse sentimentale'' — No. 6 of the [[Six Pieces, Op. 51]] — to Emma Genton.		In 1882, Tchaikovsky dedicated his piano piece ''Valse sentimentale'' — No. 6 of the [[Six Pieces, Op. 51]] — "à Mademoiselle Emma Genton".

	==Correspondence==		==Correspondence==

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	French children's educator, known in Russia as '''''Emma Ivanovna Zhenton''''' (Эмма Ивановна Жентон).		French children's educator, known in Russia as '''''Emma Ivanovna Zhenton''''' (Эмма Ивановна Жентон).

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	==Correspondence==		==Correspondence==
	None of Tchaikovsky's letters to Emma Genton are known. However, 188 letters from Emma Genton to the composer, dating from 1882 to 1893, are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]].		None of Tchaikovsky's letters to Emma Genton are known. However, 188 letters from Emma Genton to the composer, dating from 1882 to 1893, are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]] (a{{sup\|4}}, Nos. 932–944 and 1035–1209).

	==Notes and References==		==Notes and References==

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	Emma was the governess to the children of [[Nikolay Kondratyev]] and his wife [[Mariya Kondratyeva\|Mariya]] on their estate at [[Nizy]], where the composer often visited.		Emma was the governess to the children of [[Nikolay Kondratyev]] and his wife [[Mariya Kondratyeva\|Mariya]] on their estate at [[Nizy]], where the composer often visited.

	=~~=Tchaikovsky~~'s ~~Works Dedicated~~ to ~~Emma Genton==~~		From her numerous letters to Tchaikovsky (of which nearly 200 have survived), it is clear that she was attracted to him, and in 1884 she appears to have made a direct confession of her love <ref name="note1"/>. The composer's letter of reply to this has not survived, and although he attempted to remain on friendly terms with her, his letters and diaries show that he never felt entirely comfortable in her presence.

	* ''Valse sentimentale'' — No. 6 of the [[Six Pieces, Op. 51]] (~~1882~~).		In 1892, after leaving the [[Nikolay Kondratyev\|Kondratyevs]]' employment, Emma accepted a position several hundred miles east of [[Moscow]]. "Emma has made things awkward", Tchaikovsky complained. "She has accepted a position in [[Simbirsk]], and she is going there in early September, and she's begging me in tears to see me to say goodbye. Her letter was awfully moving, and I want to comply with her request" <ref name="note2"/>.

			However, in 1893, Emma was engaged by the composer's brother [[Anatoly]] and his wife [[Praskovya]] as the tutor to their daughter [[Tatyana Tchaikovskaya\|Tatyana]]. It is clear from the composer's letter at the time that he was not the only Tchaikovsky brother to have been the object of her affections. "I forgot to answer you in regards to what you wrote about [[Modest]]", the composer replied to [[Anatoly]]. "You took too much to heart his rejection of your offer to stay with you in summer. In fact, he is afraid of Emma and I understand that fear very well, as I too feel somewhat awkward because of her presence at yours. When she is completely settled and, God willing, starts adoring you (judging by her last letter, it seems that this is how it will be), then this burdensome feeling towards her will disappear" <ref name="note3"/>.

			==Dedications==
			In 1882, Tchaikovsky dedicated his piano piece ''Valse sentimentale'' — No. 6 of the [[Six Pieces, Op. 51]] — to Emma Genton.

			==Correspondence==
			None of Tchaikovsky's letters to Emma Genton are known. However, 188 letters from Emma Genton to the composer, dating from 1882 to 1893, are preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]].

			==Notes and References==
			<references>
			<ref name="note1">See the composer's [[Diaries_(April_1884)#Monday_23_April/5_May_1884\|Diary entry]] for 23 April/5 May 1884.</ref>
			<ref name="note2">[[Letter 4752]] to [[Vladimir Davydov]], 12/24 August 1892.</ref>
			<ref name="note3">[[Letter 4955]] to [[Anatoly Tchaikovsky]], 6/18 June 1893.</ref>
			</references>

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	[[Category:Dedicatees\|Genton, Emma]]		[[Category:Dedicatees\|Genton, Emma]]
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{{picture|file=Emma Genton.jpg|caption='''Emma Genton'''}}
French children's educator, known in Russia as '''''Emma Ivanovna Zhenton''''' (Эмма Ивановна Жентон).

Emma was the governess to the children of [[Nikolay Kondratyev]] and his wife [[Mariya Kondratyeva|Mariya]] on their estate at [[Nizy]], where the composer often visited.

==Tchaikovsky's Works Dedicated to Emma Genton==

* ''Valse sentimentale'' — No. 6 of the [[Six Pieces, Op. 51]] (1882).

[[Category:People|Genton, Emma]]
[[Category:Dedicatees|Genton, Emma]]