The Compozitor Publishing House • Sankt Petersburg represents the "Children's Album for Bayan (Accordion)" by the distinguished Russian composer Nikolai Chaikin. The edition is fulfilled by Yuri Likhachyov, disciple of Nikolai Chaikin, Honoured Art Worker of Russia, director of the St Petersburg V. V.Andreyev Children Music School, author of the original educational programme. The "Children's Album" by N. Chaikin is the first composition of such a kind through the whole history of accordion (bayan) music literature. The Album embraces 40 dulcet pieces of diverse nature. It was in 1969, when Chaikin's Album started enjoying its popularity,'having been published for the first time. Since that it has been impressing musical pedagogical world by doubtless achievements in both art and education. Therefore the Album got its second edition in 1983. The present edition was implied for to attract young accordionists to the unique repertoire, fortunately occurred to be larger than life.Contents:Call-upEchoLittle PieceLittle CanonGetting on the MarchStep by StepTuneGood HumourLittle SongPioneer BugleSerenadePolkaSorrowful MeditationChildren's NumberingUkrainian PolkaSanta Claus and Little HareNew-Year Round DanceSnow Maiden's DanceEvening PromenadeLullabyDanceRomanceWaltzRussian DanceDrummer and TrumpeterBosom WaltzGraceful DanceMazurkaOn the SteamshipSailors' DanceMarch-Song"Matryoshka" DollsChastushkaRiding DonkeyIncantationOn the MeadowLittle Pioneer PolkaRussian DanceLittle RondoTale (Fugue-fantasy)