Music and Time Annotation << Back Child Portraits in P.I. Tchaikovsky’s Work I.A. Nemirovskaya The paper covers the theme of childhood in P.I. Tchaikovsky’s work based on his child portraits. It considers genre system, composer’s stylistic principles; special attention is paid to figurative modes and dramatic role of child images in Tchaikovsky’s musical-theatrical works as well as to importance of these images for the composer’s aesthetic. Keywords: P.I. Tchaikovsky, theme of childhood, P.I. Tchaikovsky’s musical theater. E-mail: n.iza@mail.ru