Tschaikowsky: Album for the Young 24 Easy Pieces Op 39 | Intermediate Piano Solo Sheet Music Book | Classical Piano Collection for Students and Teachers | Essential Repertoire for Musical Growth

by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky (Composer)

(Piano Collection). Contents: The Doll's Burial * Folk Dance * German Song * The Handorgan Man * The Hobby Horse (Le Petit Cavalier) * In Church * Italian Song * Mamma * March of the Soldiers * Mazurka * Morning Prayer * Neapolitan Dance-Song * The New Doll * The Nurse's Tale * Old French Song * The Peasant Plays the Accordion * Polka * Russian Song * The Sick Doll * Song of the Lark * Sweet Dream (Douce Reverie) * Waltz * A Winter Morning * The Witch.

32 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1987

About the author

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Петр Ильич Чайковский) was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. While not part of the nationalistic music group known as "The Five", Tchaikovsky wrote music which was distinctly Russian: plangent, introspective, with modally-inflected melody and harmony.

Tchaikovsky considered himself a professional composer. He felt his professionalism in combining skill and high standards in his musical works separated him from his colleagues in "The Five." He shared several of their ideals, including an emphasis on national character in music. His aim, however, was linking those ideals with a professional standard high enough to satisfy European criteria. His professionalism also fueled his desire to reach a broad public, not just nationally but internationally, which he would eventually do.