Twenty-four Pieces for Children
{{Short description|1936 romantic piano composition}}
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Twenty-four Pieces for Children (also 24 Pieces for Children), Op. 25, is a 1936 romantic piano composition written in all twenty-four major and minor tonalities by Ukrainian pianist and composer Viktor Kosenko.{{cite web|last=MusicaNeo|title=Viktor Stepanovych Kosenko|url=http://www.musicaneo.com/search.html?q=viktor+stepanovych+kosenko|publisher=Load.CD GmbH|accessdate=5 July 2013}} Naturally treated with techniques of folk polyphony, it was published as Op. 15 in 1938, but later corrected by the publisher of his collection Musiczna Ukraina. It is still an obligatory set of compositions specifically for children learning the piano in conservatoires and piano schools across the country by holding a significant place in today's Ukrainian pedagogical repertoire as one of the most popular collections for children.{{cite web|last=Gentle|first=Tamara|title=24 Children's Pieces for Piano|url=http://denysberezhnoy.com/berezhnaya/1class/kosenko_24piesy.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130723140135/http://denysberezhnoy.com/berezhnaya/1class/kosenko_24piesy.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 23, 2013|publisher=Denysberezhnoy.com|accessdate=23 July 2013}}{{cite web|last=Mednova|first=I.O.|title=Косенко Віктор Степанович (Kosenko Viktor Stepanovych)|language=Ukrainian|url=http://www.childlibr.org.ua/index.php?m=content&d=view&cid=204|website=Zhytomyr Oblast Children's Library|accessdate=23 June 2013}}
Description
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| class="wikitable unsortable" style="text-align: center" |
| No.
! Name ! Key ! Tempo ! Score |
|---|
| 1
| style="text-align: left" | Petroushka | C major | Allegro mosso | 80px |
| 2
| style="text-align: left" | After a Butterfly | A minor | Presto | 100px |
| 3
| style="text-align: left" | Pioneer's Song | G major | Allegro alla marcia | 100px |
| 4
| style="text-align: left" | Ukrainian Folk Song | E minor | Moderato | 100px |
| 5
| style="text-align: left" | On the Edge of the Forest | D major | Allegro moderato | 100px |
| 6
| style="text-align: left" | Waltz | B minor | Tempo di Valse lento | 100px |
| 7
| style="text-align: left" | Morning in the Orchard | A major | Allegro vivace | 100px |
| 8
| style="text-align: left" | They Don't Want to Buy a Teddy Bear | F{{music|sharp}} minor | Moderato | 100px |
| 9
| style="text-align: left" | They Have Bought a Teddy Bear | E major | Prestissimo | 100px |
| 10
| style="text-align: left" | Polka | C{{music|sharp}} minor | Allegro gusto | 100px |
| 11
| style="text-align: left" | Pastorale | B major | Andante | 100px |
| 12
| style="text-align: left" | Melody | G{{music|sharp}} minor | Andantino cantabile | 100px |
| 13
| style="text-align: left" | In March! | G{{music|flat}} major | Allegro marciale | 100px |
| 14
| style="text-align: left" | Little Rain | E{{music|flat}} minor | Allegro scherzando | 100px |
| 15
| style="text-align: left" | Lullaby | D{{music|flat}} major | Moderato | 100px |
| 16
| style="text-align: left" | Étude | B{{music|flat}} minor | Allegro molto | 100px |
| 17
| style="text-align: left" | Little Jumping-rope | A{{music|flat}} major | Allegro vivo | 100px |
| 18
| style="text-align: left" | Ballet Scene | F minor | Allegretto scherzando | 100px |
| 19
| style="text-align: left" | Humoresque | E{{music|flat}} major | Allegro non troppo | 100px |
| 20
| style="text-align: left" | Mazurka | C minor | Allegretto semplice | 100px |
| 21
| style="text-align: left" | Pljasovaja Dance | B{{music|flat}} major | Allegro mosso | 100px |
| 22
| style="text-align: left" | Fairytale | G minor | Allegro commodo | 100px |
| 23
| style="text-align: left" | Young Budyonnovs' March | F major | Allegro marciale | 100px |
| 24
| style="text-align: left" | Toccatina | D minor | Allegro di molto | 100px |
See also
References
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External links
- [http://imslp.org/wiki/24_Children's_Pieces,_Op.25_%28Kosenko,_Viktor%29 Twenty-four Pieces for Children] at the IMSLP
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