Album for the Young by Tchaikovsky

Album for the Young (Piano Solo With a CD of Performances). By Alexandre Dossin. By Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893). Edited by Alexandre Dossin. For Piano. Schirmer Performance Editions. Softcover with CD. 68 pages. Published by G. Schirmer.

Completed in four days, these 24 fanciful miniatures capture some delightful observations and experiences that any youth might enjoy. This is the first American edition based on the composers original manuscript. Since the pieces were published in 1878, they have become part of the standard educational piano literature and make a necessary addition to the Schirmer Performance Editions.

Contents: Waltz * Mazurka * Mama * Polka * Morning Prayer * Winter Morning * Hobbyhorse * The Wooden Soldiers March * The New Doll * The Dolls Illness * The Dolls Funeral * Russian Song * Peasant Plays on the Accordion * Kamarinskaya * Little Italian Song * Little Ancient French Song * Little German Song * Little Neapolitan Song * Baba-Yaga * Sweet Dream * The Larks Song * At Church * The Organ-Grinder Sings * Nannys Tale.