Valse des fleurs (Russian: Цветочный вальс, romanized: Tsvetochny vals, lit.

This example of Gebrauchsmusik was specifically conceived for educational purposes, as he was trying to produce music either for four hands or two pianos intended for himself and his son, Soulima.

The brief (less than 1 minute) "Valse pour les enfants" of 1917, though not for four hands, is also in this vein of instructionally intended pieces.

Kept in the composer's personal collection,[1] it remained unperformed and unpublished for decades after its completion.

However, fellow musician Robert Craft brought it to light when Soulima and Beveridge Webster played it as part of a Stravinsky concert that he organized in New York City's Town Hall on February 26, 1949.