March: Song of the Lark

The third movement ("March") of Tchaikovsky's The Seasons, Op. 37a (1876), a set of twelve character pieces each depicting a month of the Russian year -- this one, subtitled "Song of the Lark," represents March with a wistful, ornamented birdsong motif over a steady walking accompaniment.

Isolate the grace-note/turn figures in the right hand before adding the pedal -- the piece's character comes from a light, singing touch on those ornaments, not from speed.

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