This improver level ternary form (ABA) work is from Tchaikovsky’s Album for the Young, Opus 39. It is a melodic movement with a regular phrase requiring a singing legato tone when performed. There are editions where accent markings are placed very generously in the music scores although the music editor suggests that modern instruments with their stronger tone quality do not require such score markings. This is an excellent piece for developing musical memory as repetition is a strong element. The realisation plays back at a tempo of 84 quarter note or crotchet beats to the minute whilst a plain music score is appended to the edited music score. Some suggested pedalling has been indicated in the A section. The music editor suggests changing the sustaining pedal as the harmony changes and avoids its use in the B middle section. Usinging the thumb to play two notes and changing the finger on a note are two techniques that can be used when playing the movement. Whilst this is a fairly straightforward movement there is some subtle compositional detail relating to the chromatic lines. The Opus 39 Album for the Young is a collection of 24 piano pieces that capture the compositional style of the Tchaikovsky at a playable level.
