Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 7th May 1840 - 6th November 1893.
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Peter Tchaikovsky wrote the Nutcracker 1891-1892.
Peter I. Tschaikovsky composed "The Nutcracker" as both a ballet and as an orchestral suite.There are no spoken words in ballets, but the music for The Nutcracker was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The original choreography for the ballet was done by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote the music for the nutcracker.
Miniature OvertureMarchScene and Waltz of the SnowflakesSpanish DanceArabian DanceChinese DanceRussian DanceDance of the Reed PipesWaltz of the FlowersIntradaDance of the Sugar-Plum FairyCodaWaltz Finale and ApotheosisIt should be noted that none of these are songs, but movements, or sections of instrumental (orchestral) music. One can call them "pieces of music"; a rather awkward term. A song requires words, although some forms of music are called "Songs without words" and the like - but they are not really songs.
Romeo and Juliet was a play, written by William Shakespeare who was a playwright, not a composer.Romeo and Juliet has also been set to music. Russian composers Tchaikowsky and Prokofiev each wrote a ballet called Romeo and Juliet.