The music structure includes introduction, part A (including three bars A, B and A'), part B (including two bars C and D), part A (including three bars al, bl and al') and conclusion.
Part A starts in G minor and is a single trilogy with reproduction. The melody is affectionate, euphemistic and slightly sad. Part b turns to g major, and the rhythm is more active, showing a happy mood. The return of Part A to G minor is the reappearance of Part A, but it is changed at the end and some new elements are added. The last epilogue ends in G minor, which marks the end of the whole piece.
The whole song has a beautiful melody and simple music material, but its structure is complete and full of romanticism. Especially the elements of boat songs vividly depict the tranquility and beauty of the Russian countryside at night through the rhythm of three beats and the melody of alternating strength and weakness.
The background of June Boat Song;
It originated in the winter of 1875, and Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky was entrusted to compose twelve piano pieces related to monthly festivals for the music supplement of Novelist magazine. Beenaert, the editor-in-chief, gave Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky some poems related to the monthly festivals as a source of inspiration. Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky accepted this challenge and decided to write a piano piece every month to match the content of this poem.
He completed this task with great care, and the footman was responsible for reminding him of the creation date of each month. In the process of creation, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky felt the beautiful scenery in June, the best season of the Russian year, which inspired his creative inspiration. According to the sparkling and rippling artistic conception described in his poems, he created this popular song by adopting the genre of "boat song".