Piano works undoubtedly dominate in children’s music written by S. Slonimsky.

In these pieces the author reflect the world of the modern child with its characteristic emotions, aspirations, observations and impressions — all by means of music.

The masterly written piano music captivates children with its creative urge and introduces them to the tradition of home music making.

Sergei Slonimsky’s piano cycles feature pictures of nature, portraits of literature characters, even fleeting states of mind, the content of which is revealed in the form of a short title. This descriptiveness of Slonimsky’s works for children is often connected with an allusion to this or that musical style.

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Editor’s note
Sergei Slonimsky’s Children’s World
1. American Song
2. Russian Dance
3. Argentinian Danсe
4. Chinese Countryside
5. African Talking Drums
6. Arab Dervishes marching through the Ancient Desert
7. Woeful Hebrew Song
8. Furiant (Bohemian Folk Dance)
9. Hungarian March
10. Gypsy Dance
11. Mazurka (Polish Dance)
12. English Song
13. Song of a French Troubadour
14. Spanish Song
15. Italian Canzone
16. Scottish Dance
17. German Song (Gretchen’s Song from Goethe’s “Faust”)
18. Cheerful March