Chanson triste, Op. 40 No. 2 (arr.)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · 1840–1893

Level 3 · Upper intermediate — about ABRSM 6 · RCM 7

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Type: Short piece
Setting: Piano
Length: About 3 min
Era: Late Romantic
Nationality: Russian
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