Old French Song, Op. 39 No. 16 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: play it with falling notes in your browser, on your computer keys, a touch screen or a MIDI keyboard. It is part of Klaviero Premium, and 49 pieces are free. The chart has 188 notes over 0:55, peaks at 3.8 notes per second, and Klaviero rates it tier 3 of 5.
Old French Song is No. 16 of the 24 pieces in Tchaikovsky's Children's Album, Op. 39, written in 1878 and published the same year in Moscow by P. Jurgenson. The album is dedicated to Vladimir Davydov. The piece is 32 bars long, in G minor, marked Molto moderato. It belongs to a group of national songs in the album, alongside an Italian Song, a German Song, a Neapolitan Song and, earlier in the set, a Russian Song. The chart is 188 notes over 55 seconds, 99 in the right hand and 89 in the left. It averages 3.4 notes per second and reaches 3.8 at its busiest, between 0:28 and 0:53, so speed never decides anything here; it is a slow melody with few notes, and the work is in shaping the line. Every note lies between G2 and F5, so a 49-key keyboard covers it.
No. 16 of Tchaikovsky's Children's Album, Op. 39: 32 bars in G minor, written in 1878.
It runs at about 3.4 notes per second and peaks at 3.8. The right hand plays 53% of the 188 notes and the left 47%. Klaviero rates it tier 3 of 5.
Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Title
Old French Song · Op. 39, No. 16
Composed
1878
Catalogue
Op. 39, No. 16
Period
Classical
Notes
188
Length
0:55
Peak density
3.8 notes per second
Difficulty
tier 3 of 5
Access
Premium
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