Children's Album, Op.39 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)

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5 more: 8. Waltz • 10. Mazurka • 15. Italian Song • 16. Old French Song • 19. Neapolitan Song

Performer Pages Luis Kolodin (Piano)
Publisher Info. Luis Kolodin, 2021.
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Performer Pages Louis Sauter (piano)
Publisher Info. Louis Sauter, 2012
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Naxos

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Complete

For Piano (Composer/Beer)

23 more: 2. Winter Morning • 3. Playing Hobby-Horses • 4. Mama • 5. March of the Wooden Soldiers • 6. The Sick Doll • 7. The Doll's Funeral • 8. Waltz • 9. The New Doll • 10. Mazurka • 11. Russian Song • 12. The Accordion Player • 13. Kamarinskaya • 14. Polka • 15. Italian Song • 16. Old French Song • 17. German Song • 18. Nanny's Story • 19. Neapolitan Song • 20. The Sorcerer • 21. Sweet Dreams • 22. Lark Song • 23. The Organ-Grinder Sings • 24. In Church

Publisher Info. Hans-Peter Beer
Performers Hans-Peter Beer
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For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (Rondeau)

23 more: 2. Winter Morning • 3. Playing Hobby-Horses • 4. Mama • 5. March of the Wooden Soldiers • 6. The Sick Doll • 7. The Doll's Funeral • 8. Waltz • 9. The New Doll • 10. Mazurka • 11. Russian Song • 12. The Accordion Player • 13. Kamarinskaya • 14. Polka • 15. Italian Song • 16. Old French Song • 17. German Song • 18. Nanny's Story • 19. Neapolitan Song • 20. The Sorcerer • 21. Sweet Dreams • 22. Lark Song • 23. The Organ-Grinder Sings • 24. In Church

Publisher Info. Michel Rondeau
Performers MIDI
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For Piano (Knuth)
Publisher Info. Altena: Jürgen Knuth
Performers Synthesized MIDI
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Nos.1-19, 21, 23-24

For 4 Recorders (Kemp)

Publisher Info. David Kemp, 2017.
Performers Synthesized MIDI
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Misc. Notes Transcribed for Recorders - 1 Soprano 1 Altos 1 Tenor 1 Bass
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Lark Song (No.22)

For Flute and Guitar (Höger)

Publisher Info. Anton Höger
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Sheet Music

Scores

Complete

Editor Adolf Ruthardt (1849–1934)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1904. Plate 17224.
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Editor Anatoly Drozdov (1883–1950)
Publisher. Info. Complete Collected Works (Полное собрание сочинений), vol.52
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1948. Plate M. 18608 Г.
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Editor Ernesto Marciano (1869–1930)
Publisher. Info. Milan: Carisch & Jänichen, 1973. Plate 20174.
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Editor P. Lukyanchenko
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzyka, 1980. Plate 10929.
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Misc. Notes Monochrome, 600 dpi. Full table of contents in Russian and English with English translations of the footnotes
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24 more: 2. Winter Morning • 3. Playing Hobby-Horses • 4. Mama • 5. March of the Wooden Soldiers • 6. The Sick Doll • 7. The Doll's Funeral • 8. Waltz • 9. The New Doll • 10. Mazurka • 11. Russian Song • 12. The Harmonica Player • 13. Kamarinskaya • 14. Polka • 15. Italian Song • 16. Old French Song • 17. German Song • 18. Nanny's Story • 19. Neapolitan Song • 20. The Sorcerer • 21. Sweet Dreams • 22. Lark Song • 23. The Organ-Grinder Sings • 24. In Church • Engraving files (abcm2ps)

Editor Hans-Peter Beer
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Editor Ettore Pozzoli (1873–1957)
Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, 1959. Plate ER 2599.
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Misc. Notes Most opus numbers for pieces in score are incorrect.
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1910).
Reprinted P. Tscaïkowski: Álbum para la Juventud - Edición Ibérica (pp.18-20)
Barcelona: Boileau, No.186, n.d.(ca.1950). Plate 1833. - later printing (ca.1980).
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Misc. Notes Scanned at 600 dpi.
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Editor Russell E. Lanning (1916–1958)
Publisher. Info. Music by the Masters. No.7
New York: Musicord Publications, 1946. Plate EL 2543.
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Editor Jürgen Knuth
Publisher. Info. Altena: Jürgen Knuth
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Editor William Scharfenberg (1819–1895)
William Kipp Bassford (1839–1902)
Publisher. Info. Tchaikovsky: Selected Pieces for the Pianoforte in Two Volumes
New York: G. Schirmer, n.d.(1896). Plate 12498, 12499.
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Editor Ettore Pozzoli (1873–1957)
Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Orchestra (Rogal-Lewizkij)

17 more: Piccolo, Flute • Oboe/English Horn • Clarinet 1, 2 (A/B♭)/Alto Saxophone (E♭) • Bassoon • Horn 1, 2 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2 (B♭) • Trombone • Timpani • Triangle/Tambourine/Wood Block/Snare Drum/Slapstick, Bass Drum/Cymbals • Harp/Accordion • Balalaika • Mandolin • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Arranger Dmitrij Rogal-Lewizkij (1898–1962)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzyka, 1968. Plate 5061.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A6758.
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Misc. Notes Transcription completed in 1943.
The Xylophone and Jeu de Timbres parts are missing.
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For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn (Rondeau)

6 more: Flute • Oboe • Clarinet • Horn • Bassoon • Engraving files (Finale)

Arranger Michel Rondeau
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For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Sauter)

4 more: Violin 1 • Violin 2 • Viola • Cello

Arranger Louis Sauter (b. 1955)
Publisher. Info. Louis Sauter, 2019.
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Nos.1-19, 21, 23-24

For 4 Recorders (Kemp)
Arranger David Edward Kemp (b. 1948)
Publisher. Info. David Edward Kemp, 2015.
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Misc. Notes Selections: (Nos 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,21,23, & 24) Instrumentation: 4 Players using Soprano thru Greatbass recorders as need
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Nos.1, 2, 5

For Flute Trio (Grist)
Arranger Ange Grist
Publisher. Info. Ange Grist, 2023.
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Nos.16, 18, 19, 21-23

For Violin and Piano (Burmester)
Arranger Willy Burmester (1869–1933)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1911. Plate V.A. 3681-3686.
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Misc. Notes All 6 Burmester arrangements
Nos 2 and 5 are difficult. Nos 4 and 6 are easy.
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Nos.16, 22, 23

For Violin or Flute and Piano (Burmester/Piguet)
Arranger Willy Burmester (1869–1933), complete score
Alfred Piguet, flute part
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1911. Plate V.A. 3776, 3780/1.
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Nos.16, 21

For Violin and Piano (Seybold)
Arranger Arthur Seybold (1868–1948)
Publisher. Info. Die Wundergeige, Heft II
Leipzig: Anton J. Benjamin, 1930.
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Misc. Notes No.21 'Dreaming' wrongly labelled as No.20. See below for Musikalishes Uniwersum edition, with violin part.
Included in the category Easy Works for Violin. Fingered for 1st pos, but also good pieces for students learning 3rd pos.
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Nos.16, 18, 19, 21, 23

For Cello and Piano (Burmester/Klengel)
Arranger Julius Klengel (1859–1933)
after Willy Burmester (1869–1933)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1913. Plate V.A. 3791-3795.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
Klengel omitted Burmester's Lark No.22
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Nos.1, 9

For Violin and Piano (Mittel)

Mittell's Popular Graded Course

Morning Prayer (No.1)

For Horn, Trumpet and Euphonium (Messerschmidt)
Arranger Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt (b. 1944)
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Winter Morning (No.2)

For Horn, Trumpet and Euphonium (Messerschmidt)
Arranger Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt (b. 1944)
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Playing Hobby-Horses (No.3)

For Horn, Trumpet and Euphonium (Messerschmidt)
Arranger Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt (b. 1944)
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March of the Wooden Soldiers (No.5)

For Horn, Trumpet and Euphonium (Messerschmidt)
Arranger Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt (b. 1944)
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The Sick Doll (No.6)

For Horn, Trumpet and Euphonium (Messerschmidt)
Arranger Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt (b. 1944)
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Mazurka (No.10)

For Horn, Trumpet and Euphonium (Messerschmidt)
Arranger Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt (b. 1944)
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The Harmonica Player (No.12)

For Horn, Trumpet and Euphonium (Messerschmidt)
Arranger Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt (b. 1944)
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Kamarinskaya (No.13)

For Horn, Trumpet and Euphonium (Messerschmidt)
Arranger Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt (b. 1944)
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Polka (No.14)

For Orchestra (Rowley)

15 more: Flute • Oboe • Clarinet (B♭) • Bassoon • Horn (F) • Trumpet (B♭) • Trombone • Timpani • Piano • Violins I • Violins II • Violins III • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Arranger Alec Rowley (1892–1958)
Publisher. Info. London: Joseph Williams, 1949. Plate W. 5806.
Williams' Orchestra Series, No.11.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A6038. Licensed reprint.
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For Horn, Trumpet and Euphonium (Messerschmidt)
Arranger Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt (b. 1944)
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Italian Song (No.15)

For Horn, Trumpet and Euphonium (Messerschmidt)
Arranger Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt (b. 1944)
Publisher. Info. Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt, 2020.
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Misc. Notes Chanson italienne - Op. 39, No. 15
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Old French Song (No.16)

For 4 Recorders (Wiebes)
Arranger Jaap Wiebes
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Misc. Notes Old French Song
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For Horn, Trumpet and Euphonium (Messerschmidt)
Arranger Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt (b. 1944)
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Neapolitan Song (No.18)

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Nanny's Story (No.19)

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Sweet Dreams (No.21)

For Violin and Piano (Burmester)
Arranger Willy Burmester (1869–1933)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d. Plate 36010.
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Misc. Notes Titled "Rêverie" in the score
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Arranger Willy Burmester (1869–1933)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1911. Plate V.A. 3684.
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Misc. Notes Included in the category Easy Works for Violin.
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For Violin and Piano (Seybold)
Arranger Arthur Seybold (1868–1948)
Publisher. Info. Musikalisches Universum, No.1942/3
Leipzig: Anton J. Benjamin, n.d.[1901-31]. Plate A.J.B. 4525.
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Misc. Notes color, violin part color and monochrome (low def)
There is also a viola arrangement, entitled Reverie by Watson Forbes (non-PD) in Classical and Romantic Pieces for Viola (OUP)
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Lark Song (No.22)

For Violin and Piano (Burmester)
Arranger Willy Burmester (1869–1933)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1911. Plate V.A. 3685.
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The Organ-Grinder sings (No.23)

For Violin and Piano (Burmester)

Enterrement de la poupée

For Horn, Trumpet and Euphonium (Messerschmidt)
Arranger Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt (b. 1944)
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La poupée malade

For Horn, Trumpet and Euphonium (Messerschmidt)
Arranger Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt (b. 1944)
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Nos.1-5
Nos.6-9
Nos.10-14
Nos.15-18
Nos.19-24

General Information

Work Title Children's Album
Alternative. Title Детский альбом
Composer Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.39 ; TH 141
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IPT 24
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 24 pieces:
  1. Morning Prayer (Утренная молитва)
    Andante (G major, 24 bars)
  2. Winter Morning (Зимнее утро)
    Allegro (B minor, 64 bars)
  3. Playing Hobby-Horses (Игра в лошадки)
    Presto (D major, 72 bars)
  4. Mama (Мама)
    Moderato (G major, 36 bars)
  5. March of the Wooden Soldiers (Марш деревянных солдатиков)
    Moderato (D major, 48 bars)
  6. The Sick Doll (Болезнь куклы)
    Moderato (G minor, 42 bars)
  7. The Doll's Funeral (Похороны куклы)
    Adagio (C minor, 48 bars)
  8. Waltz (Вальс)
    Allegro assai (E major, 85 bars)
  9. The New Doll (Новая кукла)
    Allegro (B major, 57 bars)
  10. Mazurka (Мазурка)
    Allegro non troppo (Tempo di mazurka) (D minor, 52 bars)
  11. Russian Song (Русская песня)
    Allegro (F major, 30 bars)
  12. The Harmonica Player (Мужик на гармонике играет)
    Adagio (B major, 22 bars)
  13. Kamarinskaya (Камаринская)
    Vivace (D major, 49 bars)
  14. Polka (Полька)
    Moderato. Tempo di Polka (B major, 30 bars)
  15. Italian Song (Итальянская песенка)
    Moderato assai (D major, 49 bars)
  16. Old French Song (Старинная французская песенка)
    Molto moderato (G minor, 32 bars)
  17. German Song (Немецкая песенка)
    Molto moderato (E major, 26 bars)
  18. Neapolitan Song (Неаполитанская песенка)
    Andante (E major, 54 bars)
  19. Nanny's Story (Нянина сказка)
    Moderato (C major, 48 bars)
  20. The Old Witch (Баба-Яга)
    Presto (E minor, 45 bars)
  21. Sweet Dreams (Сладкая греза)
    Moderato (C major, 48 bars)
  22. Lark Song (Песня жаворонка) Die_Lerche - The Lark - L’alouette
    Moderato (G major, 32 bars)
  23. The Organ-Grinder Sings (Шарманщик поет)
    Andante (G major, 32 bars)
  24. In Church (В церкви)
    Moderato (E minor, 52 bars)

The above sequence reflects the published editions during Tchaikovsky's lifetime, but some later editions use different numbering based on the composer's autograph score.

Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1878
First Publication. 1878 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. 27 pages. Plate 3347.
Dedication Vladimir Davydov (1871-1906)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 28 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
Related Works The Neapolitan song is Le femmene so nfà! by Teodoro Cottrau
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