Polka, Op. 39, No. 10
Polka, Op. 39, No. 10
Polka - Album for the Young
This lively Polka, Op. 39, No. 10 is the tenth of 24 pieces in Tchaikovsky's Album for the Young.It was first published by Jurgenson in 1878 as No. 14.
Tchaikovsky's Polka is written in the key of B flat Major.
It is appropriate for Grade 5 piano students.
This Polka Op. 39, No. 10 by Tchaikovsky features an A-B-A' musical form :
- Section A (measures 1 to 8) : two similar 4-bar phrases, with the lively theme played by the right hand
- Section B (measures 9 to 22) : a contrasting section, in which the rhythmic thematic motif is played in the left hand
- Section A' (measures 23 to 30) : identical to measures 1 to 8, except the last two bars, which feature a convincing cadence in B flat Major
Duration : 00:55
Source : Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Album for the Young [Detskii Albom], Op. 39 (Moscow : P. Jurgenson, 1878).
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