Old French Song, Op. 39, No. 16
Mélodie antique française - Album for the Young
This charming Old French Song, Op. 39, No. 16 is the sixteenth of 24 pieces in Tchaikovsky's Album for the Young.Tchaikovsky's Old French Song is written in the key of G minor.
It is appropriate for Grade 4 piano students.
This short Old French Song by Tchaikovsky features an A-A-B-A musical form :
- Section A (measures 1 to 8, repeated 9 to 16) : this section is quiet and peaceful
- Section B (measures 17 to 24) : this central section is a little restless, especially in the left hand accompaniment
- Section A (measures 25 to 32) : the first section returns with its quiet character
Duration : 01:08
Source : Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Album for the Young [Detskii Albom], Op. 39 (Moscow : P. Jurgenson, 1878).
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