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Emma Genton

Emma Genton

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

Emma was the governess to the children of Nikolai Kondrat'ev and his wife Mariia 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).