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	Several pieces from the cycle make use of authentic folk tunes. The ''Russian Song'' (No. 11) is based on the theme of the folksong 'O my poor head' (Голова ль ты моя головушка), which Tchaikovsky had previously arranged as No. 2 of [[Fifty Russian Folksongs]]. In ''Kamarinskaya'' (No. 12), the composer makes use of the popular Russian folk-tune of the same name. Italian folk melodies appear in the ''Neapolitan Song'' (No. 18)—which also occurs in the ballet ''[[Swan Lake]]''—and in the ''Italian Song'' (No. 15) <ref name="note12"/>. Yet another Italian tune forms the basis for the piece ''The Organ Grinder Sings'' (No. 23) <ref name="note13"/>; this same tune is used in the middle section of the piece ''Rêverie interrompue''—No. 12 of the [[Twelve Pieces, Op. 40]] <ref name="note14"/>. The theme of the ''Old French Song'' (No. 16) was used again in the Minstrels' song from Act II of the opera ''[[The Maid of Orleans]]''.		Several pieces from the cycle make use of authentic folk tunes. The ''Russian Song'' (No. 11) is based on the theme of the folksong 'O my poor head' (Голова ль ты моя головушка), which Tchaikovsky had previously arranged as No. 2 of [[Fifty Russian Folksongs]]. In ''Kamarinskaya'' (No. 12), the composer makes use of the popular Russian folk tune of the same name. Italian folk melodies appear in the ''Neapolitan Song'' (No. 18)—which also occurs in the ballet ''[[Swan Lake]]''—and in the ''Italian Song'' (No. 15) <ref name="note12"/>. Yet another Italian tune forms the basis for the piece ''The Organ Grinder Sings'' (No. 23) <ref name="note13"/>; this same tune is used in the middle section of the piece ''Rêverie interrompue''—No. 12 of the [[Twelve Pieces, Op. 40]] <ref name="note14"/>. The theme of the ''Old French Song'' (No. 16) was used again in the Minstrels' song from Act II of the opera ''[[The Maid of Orleans]]''.

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	Several pieces from the cycle make use of authentic folk tunes. The ''Russian Song'' (No. 11) is based on the theme of the folksong 'O my poor head' (Голова ль ты моя головушка), which Tchaikovsky had previously arranged as No. 2 of [[Fifty Russian Folksongs]]. In ''Kamarinskaya'' (No. 12), the composer makes use of the popular Russian folk-tune of the same name. Italian folk melodies appear in the ''Neapolitan Song'' (No. 18)—which also occurs in the ballet ''[[Swan Lake]]''—and in the ''Italian Song'' (No. 15) <ref name="note12"/>. Yet another Italian tune forms the basis for the piece ''The Organ Grinder Sings'' (No. 23) <ref name="note13"/>; this same tune is used in the middle section of the piece ''~~Reverie~~ interrompue''—No. 12 of the [[Twelve Pieces, Op. 40]] <ref name="note14"/>. The theme of the ''Old French Song'' (No. 16) was used again in the ~~minstrels~~' song from Act II of the opera ''[[The Maid of Orleans]]''.		Several pieces from the cycle make use of authentic folk tunes. The ''Russian Song'' (No. 11) is based on the theme of the folksong 'O my poor head' (Голова ль ты моя головушка), which Tchaikovsky had previously arranged as No. 2 of [[Fifty Russian Folksongs]]. In ''Kamarinskaya'' (No. 12), the composer makes use of the popular Russian folk-tune of the same name. Italian folk melodies appear in the ''Neapolitan Song'' (No. 18)—which also occurs in the ballet ''[[Swan Lake]]''—and in the ''Italian Song'' (No. 15) <ref name="note12"/>. Yet another Italian tune forms the basis for the piece ''The Organ Grinder Sings'' (No. 23) <ref name="note13"/>; this same tune is used in the middle section of the piece ''Rêverie interrompue''—No. 12 of the [[Twelve Pieces, Op. 40]] <ref name="note14"/>. The theme of the ''Old French Song'' (No. 16) was used again in the Minstrels' song from Act II of the opera ''[[The Maid of Orleans]]''.

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	Several pieces from the cycle make use of authentic folk tunes. The ''Russian Song'' (No. 11) is based on the theme of the folksong 'O my poor head' (Голова ль ты моя головушка), which Tchaikovsky had previously arranged as No. 2 of [[Fifty Russian Folksongs]]. In ''Kamarinskaya'' (No. 12) the composer makes use of the popular Russian folk tune of the same name. Italian folk melodies appear in the ''Neapolitan Song'' (No. 18)—which also occurs in the ballet ''[[Swan Lake]]''—and in the ''Italian Song'' (No. 15) <ref name="note12"/>. Yet another Italian tune forms the basis for the piece ''The Organ Grinder Sings'' (No. 23) <ref name="note13"/>; this same tune is used in the middle section of the piece ''Reverie interrompue''—No. 12 of the [[Twelve Pieces, Op. 40]] <ref name="note14"/>. The theme of the ''Old French Song'' (No. 16) was used again in the minstrels' song from Act II of the opera ''[[The Maid of Orleans]]''.		Several pieces from the cycle make use of authentic folk tunes. The ''Russian Song'' (No. 11) is based on the theme of the folksong 'O my poor head' (Голова ль ты моя головушка), which Tchaikovsky had previously arranged as No. 2 of [[Fifty Russian Folksongs]]. In ''Kamarinskaya'' (No. 12), the composer makes use of the popular Russian folk-tune of the same name. Italian folk melodies appear in the ''Neapolitan Song'' (No. 18)—which also occurs in the ballet ''[[Swan Lake]]''—and in the ''Italian Song'' (No. 15) <ref name="note12"/>. Yet another Italian tune forms the basis for the piece ''The Organ Grinder Sings'' (No. 23) <ref name="note13"/>; this same tune is used in the middle section of the piece ''Reverie interrompue''—No. 12 of the [[Twelve Pieces, Op. 40]] <ref name="note14"/>. The theme of the ''Old French Song'' (No. 16) was used again in the minstrels' song from Act II of the opera ''[[The Maid of Orleans]]''.

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	==Publication==		==Publication==
	On 29 July/10 August the manuscript of the ''Children's Album'', along with a number of other compositions, was sent to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] in [[Moscow]] <ref name="note8"/>. In October, after the proofs had been corrected, the album was published <ref name="note9"/>.		On 29 July/10 August, the manuscript of the ''Children's Album'', along with a number of other compositions, was sent to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] in [[Moscow]] <ref name="note8"/>. In October, after the proofs had been corrected, the album was published <ref name="note9"/>.

	The ''Children's Album'' was published in volume 52 of the ''[[Complete Collected Works]]'' (1948), edited by Anatoly Drozdov, and in volume 69b of the ''[[New Complete Edition]]'' of Tchaikovsky's works (2001), edited by Thomas Kohlhase.		The ''Children's Album'' was published in volume 52 of the ''[[Complete Collected Works]]'' (1948), edited by Anatoly Drozdov, and in volume 69b of the ''[[New Complete Edition]]'' of Tchaikovsky's works (2001), edited by Thomas Kohlhase.

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The '''''Children's Album''''' (Детский альбом), [[Op.]] 39 ([[TH]] 141 ; [[ČW]] 150 to 173), subtitled "24 simple pieces à la [[Schumann]]", is a cycle of 24 piano pieces composed between May and July 1878.

==Movements and Duration==
The 24 pieces are very short, and a complete performance lasts only around 30 minutes <ref name="note1"/>:
# '''Morning Prayer''' (Утренная молитва) Andante (G major, 24 bars).
# '''Winter Morning''' (Зимнее утро) Allegro (B minor, 64 bars).
# '''Playing Hobby-Horses''' (Игра в лошадки) Presto (D major, 72 bars).
# '''Mama''' (Мама) Moderato (G major, 36 bars).
# '''March of the Wooden Soldiers''' (Марш деревянных солдатиков) Moderato (D major, 48 bars).
# '''The Sick Doll''' (Болезнь куклы) Moderato (G minor, 42 bars).
# '''The Doll's Funeral''' (Похороны куклы) Adagio (C minor, 48 bars).
# '''Waltz''' (Вальс) Allegro assai (E-flat major, 85 bars).
# '''The New Doll''' (Новая кукла) Allegro (B-flat major, 57 bars).
# '''Mazurka''' (Мазурка) Allegro non troppo, Tempo di mazurka (D minor, 52 bars).
# '''Russian Song''' (Русская песня) Allegro (F major, 30 bars).
# '''The Accordion Player''' (Мужик на гармонике играет) Adagio (B-flat major, 22 bars).
# '''Kamarinskaya''' (Камаринская) Vivace (D major, 49 bars).
# '''Polka''' (Полька) Moderato. Tempo di Polka (B-flat major, 30 bars).
# '''Italian Song''' (Итальянская песенка) Moderato assai (D major, 49 bars).
# '''Old French Song''' (Старинная французская песенка) Molto moderato (G minor, 32 bars).
# '''German Song''' (Немецкая песенка) Molto moderato (E-flat major, 26 bars).
# '''Neapolitan Song''' (Неаполитанская песенка) Andante (E-flat major, 54 bars).
# '''Nanny's Story''' (Нянина сказка) Moderato (C major, 48 bars).
# '''The Sorcerer''' (Баба-Яга) Presto (E minor, 45 bars).
# '''Sweet Dreams''' (Сладкая греза) Moderato (C major, 48 bars).
# '''Lark Song''' (Песня жаворонка) Moderato (G major, 32 bars).
# '''The Organ-Grinder Sings''' (Шарманщик поет) Andante (G major, 32 bars).
# '''In Church''' (В церкви) Moderato (E minor, 52 bars).

The sequence of numbers differs in Tchaikovsky's autograph score, where they appear in the following order: 1, 2, 4, 3, 5, 9, 6, 7, 8, 14, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, and 23.

==Composition==
In a letter of 30 April/12 May 1878 to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], the composer wrote: "A while ago I thought that it would not be a bad idea to make a small contribution to the stock of children's musical literature, which is very modest. I want to create a series of little individual pieces just for children, and with an attractive title, like [[Schumann]]'s" <ref name="note2"/>.

Some months before this letter was written, while staying in [[Florence]] on 14/26 February, Tchaikovsky told [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] that he wanted "to write a number of easy pieces, like ''Kinderstück''" <ref name="note3"/>. Evidently, the idea of creating a collection of pieces for young people had not been abandoned by the composer, and after his return to [[Kamenka]] in April he decided to begin composition. In the aforementioned letter to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], he informed her: "Tomorrow I shall start work on my collection of miniatures for children".

On 1/13 May the composer wrote to [[Anatoly Tchaikovsky]]: "I'm working well and have done rather a lot" <ref name="note4"/>. On 4/16 May the sketches for all 24 pieces were ready <ref name="note5"/>. Shortly afterwards, Tchaikovsky accepted an invitation from [[Nadezhda von Meck]] to stay at her [[Brailov]] estate until the end of May/beginning of June, before spending a few days in [[Moscow]]; from there he went to spend five days with his friend [[Nikolay Kondratyev]] at [[Nizy]], and in mid/late June he called at [[Kiev]], before returning to [[Verbovka]]. In the days following his arrival, he began to put the finishing touches to all the pieces written in April and May. The fair copy of the ''Children's Album'' was begun, it seems, on 13/25 July <ref name="note6"/>.

By 20 July/1 August the copying out was completed, and on 21 July/2 August the composer told [[Nadezhda von Meck]] that he was working on the [[Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom]] <ref name="note7"/>.

==Publication==
On 29 July/10 August the manuscript of the ''Children's Album'', along with a number of other compositions, was sent to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] in [[Moscow]] <ref name="note8"/>. In October, after the proofs had been corrected, the album was published <ref name="note9"/>.

The ''Children's Album'' was published in volume 52 of the ''[[Complete Collected Works]]'' (1948), edited by Anatoly Drozdov, and in volume 69b of the ''[[New Complete Edition]]'' of Tchaikovsky's works (2001), edited by Thomas Kohlhase.

==Autographs==
Tchaikovsky's manuscript score with all 24 pieces is now preserved in the {{RUS-Mcm}} in [[Moscow]] {{TOW2|detskiy-albom-24-legkih-pesy|(ф. 88, No. 121)}}.

==Recordings==
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==Dedication==
The ''Children's Album'' is dedicated to Tchaikovsky's favourite nephew, [[Vladimir Davydov]] <ref name="note10"/>. On 12/24 December 1878, Tchaikovsky wrote to [[Lev Davydov]]: "Tell [[Bobik]] that the music has been printed with pictures, that the music was composed by Uncle Petya, and that on it is written ''Dedicated to [[Vladimir Davydov|Volodya Davydov]]''. The silly little fellow will not understand what ''dedicated'' means... Even so, [[Bobik]] is an inimitably delightful figure when he's playing, and he might look at the notes, and think that a whole symphony is dedicated to him" <ref name="note11"/>.

==Related Works==
Several pieces from the cycle make use of authentic folk tunes. The ''Russian Song'' (No. 11) is based on the theme of the folksong 'O my poor head' (Голова ль ты моя головушка), which Tchaikovsky had previously arranged as No. 2 of [[Fifty Russian Folksongs]]. In ''Kamarinskaya'' (No. 12) the composer makes use of the popular Russian folk tune of the same name. Italian folk melodies appear in the ''Neapolitan Song'' (No. 18)—which also occurs in the ballet ''[[Swan Lake]]''—and in the ''Italian Song'' (No. 15) <ref name="note12"/>. Yet another Italian tune forms the basis for the piece ''The Organ Grinder Sings'' (No. 23) <ref name="note13"/>; this same tune is used in the middle section of the piece ''Reverie interrompue''—No. 12 of the [[Twelve Pieces, Op. 40]] <ref name="note14"/>. The theme of the ''Old French Song'' (No. 16) was used again in the minstrels' song from Act II of the opera ''[[The Maid of Orleans]]''.

==External Links==
* {{imslpscore|Children%27s_Album,_Op.39_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr)|Children's Album, Op.39}}

==Notes and References==
<references>
<ref name="note1">The English translations of the following numbers differ in [[ČW]]: 4. Mummy; 6. The Doll's Illness; 12. The Russian Peasant Plays the Harmonica; 19. Nurse's Tale; 20. Old Witch; 21. Sweet Dream; 22. Lark's Song; 24. In the Church.</ref>
<ref name="note2">[[Letter 820]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 30 April/12 May 1878.</ref>
<ref name="note3">[[Letter 761]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 14/26 February 1878. At this time he began to write the [[Twelve Pieces, Op. 40]].</ref>
<ref name="note4">[[Letter 822]] to [[Anatoly Tchaikovsky]], 1/13 May 1878.</ref>
<ref name="note5">See [[Letter 823]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 4/16 May 1878.</ref>
<ref name="note6">See [[Letter 871]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 13/25 July 1878.</ref>
<ref name="note7">See [[Letter 876]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 21 July/2 August 1878.</ref>
<ref name="note8">See [[Letter 883]] to [[Pyotr Jurgenson]], 29 July/10 August 1878.</ref>
<ref name="note9">See letter from [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] to Tchaikovsky, 16/28 November 1878 — [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive.</ref>
<ref name="note10">See [[Letter 977]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 24 November/6 December 1878.</ref>
<ref name="note11">[[Letter 757]] to [[Lev Davydov]], 12/24 February 1878.</ref>
<ref name="note12">See [[Letter 692]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 16/28 December 1877, and [[Letter 759]] to [[Anatoly Tchaikovsky]], 13/25–14/26 February 1878.</ref>
<ref name="note13">See sketch in [[Letter 692]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 16/28 December 1877.</ref>
<ref name="note14">{{bib|1901/24|Жизнь Петра Ильича Чайковского ; том 2}} (1901), p. 205.</ref>
</references>
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