16 Songs for Children, Op.54 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)

		Movements/Sections 16 songs: Granny and Grandson (Бабушка и внучек) Moderato (A minor, 63 bars) Little Bird (Птичка) Andante con moto (G major, 45 bars) Spring: The Grass Grows Green (Весна: Травка зеленеет) Allegro con spirito (G major, 71 bars) My Little Garden (Мой садик) Allegro comodo (59 bars), G major Legend (Легенда) Moderato (E minor, 80 bars) On the Bank (На берегу) Allegro non troppo (C major, 51 bars) Winter Evening (Зимний вечер) Moderato (C minor, 124 bars) The Cuckoo (Кукушка) Moderato (G major, 133 bars) Spring: The Snow is Already Melting (Весна: Уж тает снег) Allegro animato (F major, 57 bars) Lullaby in a Storm (Колыбельная песнь в бурю) Moderato (F minor, 57 bars) The Little Flower (Цветок) Moderato con moto (F major, 78 bars) Winter (Зима) Moderato (D major, 57 bars) Spring Song (Весенная песня) Allegro moderato (A major, 117 bars) Autumn (Осень) Moderato assai (F♯ minor, 44 bars) The Swallow (Ласточка) Allegro moderato (G major, 109 bars) Child's Song: My Lizochek (Детская песенка: Мой Лизочек) Allegro moderato (A minor, 100 bars) Composition Year 1881 (No.16) ; 1883 (Nos.1–15) Genre Categories Songs; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the piano; Russian language; For piano (arr); For 1 player; For voice, orchestra (arr); For voices with orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra

Sheet Music

• Scores (2)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (2)

Scores

 Complete Score
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Editor:

Ivan Shishov (1888–1947)
Nikolay Shemanin (1903–?)

Publisher Info.:

P.I. Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, vol.45 (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1940. Plate M. 16980 Г.

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1970). Kalmus Vocal Series No.6763.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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Original publisher info and plate numbers omitted in reprint.
Includes footnotes in Russian. Low resolution.

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 Complete Score
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Guifré (2011/1/22)

Editor:

Ivan Shishov (1888–1947)
Nikolay Shemanin (1903–?)

Publisher Info.:

P.I. Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, vol.45 (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1940. Plate M. 16980 Г.

Reprinted:

Moscow: Muzyka, n.d. (ca.1975). Plate 9809.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Includes footnotes in Russian.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Selections

For Piano solo

 3. Spring
4. My Little Garden
16. My Lizochek
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Moscow: Muzyka, n.d. Plate 4387.

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Legend (No.5)

For Voice and Orchestra (Tchaikovsky)

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Editor:

Irina Iordan (1910–1976)

Publisher Info.:

P.I. Tchaikovsky: Complete Collected Works, vol.27 (Полное собрание сочинений).
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1960. Plate M. 18604 Г.

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1970). Kalmus Orchestral Series No.588

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Voice: tenor
Orchestra: 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (B♭), 2 bassoons + 2 horns (F) + strings.
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General Information

Work Title	16 Songs for Children
Alternative Title	16 песен для детей

Composer	Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.54 ; TH 104
Movements/Sections	16 songs: Granny and Grandson (Бабушка и внучек) Moderato (A minor, 63 bars) Little Bird (Птичка) Andante con moto (G major, 45 bars) Spring: The Grass Grows Green (Весна: Травка зеленеет) Allegro con spirito (G major, 71 bars) My Little Garden (Мой садик) Allegro comodo (59 bars), G major Legend (Легенда) Moderato (E minor, 80 bars) On the Bank (На берегу) Allegro non troppo (C major, 51 bars) Winter Evening (Зимний вечер) Moderato (C minor, 124 bars) The Cuckoo (Кукушка) Moderato (G major, 133 bars) Spring: The Snow is Already Melting (Весна: Уж тает снег) Allegro animato (F major, 57 bars) Lullaby in a Storm (Колыбельная песнь в бурю) Moderato (F minor, 57 bars) The Little Flower (Цветок) Moderato con moto (F major, 78 bars) Winter (Зима) Moderato (D major, 57 bars) Spring Song (Весенная песня) Allegro moderato (A major, 117 bars) Autumn (Осень) Moderato assai (F♯ minor, 44 bars) The Swallow (Ласточка) Allegro moderato (G major, 109 bars) Child's Song: My Lizochek (Детская песенка: Мой Лизочек) Allegro moderato (A minor, 100 bars)
Year/Date of Composition	1881 (No.16) ; 1883 (Nos.1–15)
First Performance	1884-04 — Moscow, Bolshoy Theatre: Dmitry Usatov (tenor). Arrangement of No.5 for voice and orchestra. 1889-03-31 — St. Petersburg: Chorus of the Imperial Opera, Fyodor Becker (conductor). Arrangement of No.5 for mixed chorus.
First Publication	1881 — Moscow (in supplement to the magazine Children's Spirit (Детский отдух)). No.16 only. 1884 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Nos.1 to 16, 69 pages. Plates 5985 to 5999 and 6172. 1890 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Arrangement of No.5 for voice and orchestra, 6 pages. Plate 17430. 1890 — Moscow: P. Jurgenson. Arrangement of No.5 for mixed chorus, 5 pages. Plate 15584.
Librettist	Various: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14. Aleksey Pleshcheyev (1825–1893) 2. Aleksey Pleshcheyev (1825–1893), after Władysław Syrokomla (1823–1862) 5. Aleksey Pleshcheyev (1825-1893), after Richard Henry Stoddard (1825–1903) 8. Aleksey Pleshcheyev (1825–1893), after Christian Gellert (1715–1769) 11. Aleksey Pleshcheyev (1825–1893), after Louis Ratisbonne (1827–1900) 15. Ivan Surikov (1841–1880), after Teofil Lenartowicz (1822–1893) 16. Konstantin Aksakov (1817–1860)
Language	Russian
Average Duration	48 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Voice + Piano
Related Works	The theme of No.5 was the basis for the Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky, Op.35a, by Anton Arensky (1894).
External Links	Tchaikovsky Research The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive
Extra Information	No.5 was also arranged by Tchaikovsky for voice and orchestra, 1884, and for unaccompanied mixed chorus (SATB), 1889.