Mykola Leontovych
Mykola Leontovych specialised in a cappella choral music. He is remembered today mostly through the musical works he left behind, which include over 150 choral compositions. These range from artistic arrangements of folk songs, religious works (including his liturgy), cantatas, and choral compositions set to the words of various Ukrainian poets. His two most famous works are the choral miniatures "Schedryk" and "Dudaryk".
Music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Commissioned works include the "1812 Overture", known for its traditional Russian themes (such as the old Tsarist National Anthem) and its 16 cannon shots and chorus of church bells in the coda. Though Tchaikovsky did not value the piece highly, it has become perhaps his most widely known composition. "Marche Slave" (otherwise known as the "Slavonic March") is a patriotic piece commissioned for a Red Cross benefit concert to support Russian troops in the Balkans. Other commissioned works include a "Festival Overture on the Danish National Anthem", written to commemorate the wedding of Crown Prince Alexander (who would become Alexander III), and a "Festival Coronation March", ordered by the city of Moscow for the coronation of Alexander III.