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| '''''Turin''''' (Torino) is a city and provincial capital in the Piedmont region of Italy.
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| During Tchaikovsky's lifetime it formed part of the Kingdom of Sardinia until 1861, when it was incorporated into the Kingdom of Italy, serving as its capital city from 1861 to 1865.
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| ==Tchaikovsky in Turin==
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| Tchaikovsky visited Turin on two occasions, each for only a few hours' duration:
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| | 18/30 July 1873
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| | 18/30 July 1873
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| | Passing through on his way from [[Vevey]] to [[Milan]].
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| | 7/19 December 1879
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| | 8/20 December 1879
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| | Travelling from [[Paris]] to [[Rome]], the composer was forced to spend the night in Turin due to a late-running train <ref name="note1"/>.
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| ==External Links==
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| * [[wikipedia:Turin|Wikipedia]]
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| ==Notes and References==
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| <ref name="note1">See [[Letter 1370]] to [[Modest Tchaikovsky]], 7/19 December 1879, and [[Letter 1373]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 9/21 December 1879.</ref>
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| [[Category:Places]] [[Category:Italy]]
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