Quoc: Romeo and Juliet, TH 42, CW 39, is an orchestral work composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. It is styled an Overture-Fantasy, and is based on Shakespeare's play of the same name. Like other composers such as Berlioz and Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky was deeply inspired by Shakespeare and wrote works based on The Tempest and Hamlet as well.

Who wrote the music for romeo and juliet?
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The relevant sentence in the passage is: Romeo and Juliet, TH 42, CW 39, is an orchestral work composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The answer is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.