Tchaikovsky was in the midst of writing in 1875 when the editor of the Russian music magazine commissioned him to write – one solo piano piece for each month, appearing in the magazine in its respective month. The ‘Song of the Lark’ subtitle to March (No 3) was added by the publisher. Nearly all of the other pieces have appeared in past issues (they are well-suited to the intermediate-level pianist) – such is the popularity of .
