12 Pieces, Op.40 (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr)

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Performances

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Chanson triste (No.2)

For Orchestra

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Vangi (2018/7/8)

Publisher Info. Guilde internationale du disque V-13, 195 ..
Performers Orchestre des Concerts Varieton, George Walter (conductor)
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Sheet Music

Scores

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Publisher. Info. Hamburg: D. Rahter, n.d. Plate 2902.401-412.
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P.davydov (2022/10/1)

Editor Anatoly Drozdov (1883-1950)
Publisher. Info. Complete Collected Works (Полное собрание сочинений), vol.52
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1948. Plate M. 18608 Г.
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Peter (2009/7/15)

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IgorCello (2019/9/28)

Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d.(ca.1878). Plate 3350.
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PMac (2020/8/18)

Publisher. Info. Berlin: Scheithauer, n.d.(ca.1891). Plate B.S.426.
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Misc. Notes Actually Op.2 No.3
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Hobbypianist (2011/5/19)

Publisher. Info. Hamburg: D. Rahter, n.d.
Reprinted Neue Musik-Zeitung, 1891.
Stuttgart/Leipzig: Carl Grüninger, 1891. Plate C.G. 91.
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Ejahrig (2021/5/30)

Editor Archibald Martin Henderson (1879-1957)
Publisher. Info. Masterpieces of Russian Piano Music, 4th Series (pp. 45-49)
London: Bayley & Ferguson, 1924. Plate R.A.4.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Chanson triste (No.2)

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Arranger Kristina Howells (b. 1972)
Publisher. Info. Allies Presse, 2020.
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For Strings (Weiner)

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6 more: Violins I • Violins II • Violins III (alternate for Violas) • Violas • Cellos • Basses

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Arranger Leó Weiner (1885-1960)
Publisher. Info. Budapest: Editio Musica Budapest, 1961. Plate Z. 3202.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A7690.
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For 5 Cellos (Lima)

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4 more: Cello 1 • Cello 2 • Cello 3 • Cello 4

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For Oboe and Piano (Brunet)

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For Wagner Tuba and Piano (Mason)

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Arranger Quinn Mason
Publisher. Info. What I Make of It Publications, 2014
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For Violin and Piano (Kelley)
See: Graded Pieces for Violin and Piano (Vol.2, No.28)
For Violin and Piano (Moffat)
See: Bayley and Ferguson's Violin Album (No.28)
For Violin and Piano (Nachéz)

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Arranger Tivadar Nachéz (1859-1930)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Anton J. Benjamin, n.d.[1894]. Plate A.J.B. 2794.
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Arranger Tivadar Nachéz (1859-1930)
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For Violin and Piano (RSB)

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Misc. Notes The violin part from Moffat's arrangement can be used.
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For Violin and Piano

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Editor Gustav Saenger (1865-1935)
Publisher. Info. New York: Carl Fischer, 1911. Plate S 3139.
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For Viola and Piano (Hermann)

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Arranger Friedrich Hermann (1828-1907)
Publisher. Info. Album for Viola and Piano, Book 2, No.1
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For Cello and Piano (Popper)

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Arranger David Popper (1843-1913)
Publisher. Info. Perles Musicales, No.9
Offenbach: Johann André, 1896. Plate 14778.
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For Cello and Piano (Verzhbilovich)

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Arranger Aleksandr Verzhbilovich (1850-1911)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: P. Jurgenson, n.d. Plate 16939.
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For Piano 4 hands

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For Concertina (Rawlings)

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Arranger Charles Arthur Rawlings (1857-1919)
Publisher. Info. English Concertina Music, Book 6 (pp.4)
London: J. H. Larway, 1928. Plate L.2855.
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For Harmonium (Reinhard)

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Arranger August Reinhard (1831-1912)
Editor Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)
Publisher. Info. 12 beliebte Stücke von Peter Tschaikowsky für Harmonium bearbeitet.
Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1900). Plate 9400.
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For Guitar (Apke)

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For Guitar (Grayson)

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Misc. Notes It may be an amateur piece on the piano but it is hard on the guitar.
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Marche funèbre (No.3)

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Arranger Louis Raffy
Publisher. Info. Le Service de l'organiste, Op.73
Arras: Procure générale de musique religieuse (Louis Raffy), 1914. Plate H. 1270 D.
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Chant sans paroles (No.6)

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For Violin, Cello and Piano (Hansen)
See: Trio-Album (Vol.2 No.6)
For Harmonium (Reinhard)

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Publisher. Info. 12 beliebte Stücke von Peter Tschaikowsky für Harmonium bearbeitet.
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For Organ (Gaul)

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Coulonnus (2012/11/23)

Arranger Harvey B. Gaul (1881-1945)
Publisher. Info. New York: Schirmer, 1913. Plate 24315.
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Rêverie interrompue (No.12)

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Arranger Otto Langey (1851-1922)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1909. Plate 21533.
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Arranger Charles J. Roberts (1868-1957)
Publisher. Info. Carl Fischer's Theatre Orchestra Edition, No.1895
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General Information

Work Title 12 Pieces
Alternative. Title 12 Пьес ; 12 Morceaux
Name Translations Douze pièces de difficulté moyenne pour piano; Zwölf Stücke für Klavier; 12 Pieces, Op. 40; Dvanáct skladeb pro klavír; Dotze peces per piano
Name Aliases Douze pièces pour piano (Tchaïkovski); Zwölf Klavierstücke op. 40; Twelve Pieces for Piano, Op. 40; 12 Morceaux de difficulté moyenne; 12 peces piano
Composer Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.40 ; TH 138 ; ČW 136-147
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IPT 84
Key see below
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 12 pieces:
  1. Etude. Allegro giusto (G major, 114 bars)
  2. Chanson triste. Allegro non troppo (G minor, 68 bars)
  3. Marche funèbre. Tempo di Marcia funebre (C minor, 115 bars)
  4. Mazurka. Tempo di Mazurka (C major, 153 bars)
  5. Mazurka. Tempo di Mazurka (D major, 171 bars)
  6. Chant sans paroles. Allegro moderato (A minor, 110 bars)
  7. Au village. Andante sostenuto (A minor—C major)
  8. Valse. Tempo di Valse (A major, 191 bars)
  9. Valse. Tempo di Valse (F minor, 231 bars)
  10. Danse russe. Andantino (A minor, 120 bars)
  11. Scherzo. Allegro vivacissimo (D minor, 236 bars)
  12. Rêverie interrompue. Andante un poco rubato e con molto espressione (A major, 125 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1878
First Publication. 1878 (1879?) - Moscow: P. Jurgenson. 63 pages. Plates 3348 to 3359
Dedication Modest Tchaikovsky (1850–1915)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 43 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
External Links Tchaikovsky Research