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Cinq Morceaux (Five Pieces; most commonly known as The Trees), op. 75, is a suite of five pieces for piano, composed by Jean Sibelius. Sibelius began its composition in 1914, and completed in 1919.

The suite consists of five pieces: no. 1, När Rönnan Blommar (When the Rowan Blossoms); no. 2, Den Ensamma Furan (The Solitary Fir Tree); no. 3, Aspen (The Aspen); no. 4, Björken (The Birch); and no. 5, Granen (The Spruce).<ref name=

Initially, the suite included a sixth piece, Syringa (The Lilac). Sibelius later removed it and reworked it as Valse Lyrique, part of Three Pieces for Orchestra, op. 96, leaving The Trees with only 5 pieces.

När Rönnan Blommar ...

Den Ensamma Furan...

Aspen...

Björken includes thematic elements that were originally included the second incarnation of Sibelius's The Oceanides, Op. 73 (1914), but that were deleted in its final version.

Granen is unquestionably the most popular piece in the suite.