The song of the lark : from Tschaikowsky's Album for the young : op. 39, no. 18
Song · Op. 39 No. 18
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky 1840–1893
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Op. 39 No. 18
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From Album for the Young·Birdsong imitation·Simple lyricism·Popular standalone favorite
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- Op. 39 No. 18
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About the piece
The eighteenth piece in Tchaikovsky's Album for the Young, Op. 39, composed in 1878 for children learning piano. Its light, ornamented melody imitates birdsong, giving young players an early, gentle introduction to musical tone-painting.
Though written as part of a pedagogical collection, it has long been performed and recorded on its own, one of the most enduringly popular numbers in the set.
The composer
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
1840–1893
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally. Tchaikovsky wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the classical repertoire, including the 1812 Overture, his First Piano Concerto, the Violin Concerto, the Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy, several symphonies, the opera Eugene Onegin, and the ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker.
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