Miniatures, Op.20 (Cui, César)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	12 pieces
Composition Year	1882
Genre Categories	Pieces; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For violin, piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr)
Related Works	Also arranged for violin and piano by the composer. Nos. 5 and 8 were also arranged for violin and orchestra. Nos. 10, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 12 were orchestrated and published separately by Cui under the title Suite miniature.

Performances

Naxos

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Sheet Music

Scores and Parts

Complete Score
*#25442 - 2.41MB, 33 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2023×⇩ - Lyle Neff

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Lyle Neff (2008/12/15)

Publisher. Info.	Dix-huit miniatures (combined with Op.39) Paris: Alphonse Leduc, n.d.(ca.1888). Plate A.L. 7738.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Excerpted from the edition that combines Opp.20 and 39.
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Complete Score
*#23384 - 3.06MB, 26 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 682×⇩ - Lyle Neff

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Lyle Neff (2008/10/20)

Publisher. Info.	Dix-huit miniatures (combined with Op.39) Petrograd: Bessel, n.d.(1914–18?).
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Excerpted from the edition that combines Opp.20 and 39.
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Complete Score
*#18008 - 10.63MB, 39 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 487×⇩ - Lyle Neff

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Lyle Neff (2008/7/3)

Editor	Berthold Tours (1838-1897)
Publisher. Info.	London: Novello, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate 7816.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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8. Berceuse
*#110677 - 2.86MB, 3 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 330×⇩ - Schissel

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Schissel (2011/7/24)

Editor	Alexander Lambert (1862-1929)
Publisher. Info.	New York: G. Schirmer, 1885. Plate 4081.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Cropped, deskewed and despeckled using the 1.00beta11 version of Scantailor software.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Violin and Piano (Cui)

Complete Score and Violin Part
*#11101 - 9.12MB, 70 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 639×⇩ - Mcroskell

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Mcroskell (2007/8/1)

Violin Part
*#260623 - 9.12MB, 70 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 287×⇩ - Schalltrichter

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Schalltrichter (2012/11/30)

Publisher. Info.	St. Petersburg: V. Bessel & Co., n.d.[1885]. Plate 1822-33.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Selections

For Orchestra (Cui)

See: Suite miniature, Op.20a (Cui, César)

For Piano 4 Hands (Schaefer and Dütsch)

Nos.1-12
*#105305 - 4.97MB, 69 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 396×⇩ - Caprotti

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Caprotti (2011/6/14)

Arranger	Aleksandr Schaefer (1866-1914) Georgy Dütsch (1857-1891)
Publisher. Info.	St. Petersburg: V. Bessel & Co., n.d.(ca.1887-99). Plate 4348-50, 1595-99.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Cantabile (No.5)

For Violin, Cello and Piano (Carse)

See: Russian Trio Album, No.9

For Cello and Piano (Herlitz)

Complete Score and Cello Part
*#925427 - 0.42MB, 5 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/C/C - 2×⇩ - Mark.churchill

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Mark.churchill (2024/8/2)

Arranger	W. Herlitz
Engraver	Leipzig: C.G. Röder.
Publisher. Info.	Berlin: Adolph Fürstner, n.d. Plate A. 4457 F. A. 4231 4355 F.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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For Cello and Piano (Stephez12)

Cello Part
*#263942 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 537×⇩ - Stephez12

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Stephez12 (2012/12/29)

Arranger	Stephez12
Publisher. Info.	Stephez12
Copyright	Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Typeset from St. Petersburg: V. Bessel & Co., Plate 1826 by transcribing violin part down an octave
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Berceuse (No.8)

For Violin and Piano

Complete Score
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Afp0815 (2021/3/9)

Violin Part
*#680430 - 0.11MB, 1 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 20×⇩ - Afp0815

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Afp0815 (2021/3/9)

Arranger	Composer
Publisher. Info.	Berlin-Grunewald: Johannes Oertel, n.d. Plate J.O. 4257/8.
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For Violin and Piano (Carse)

Complete Score and Violin Part
*#25810 - 0.27MB, 4 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/C/29 - 275×⇩ - Lyle Neff

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Lyle Neff (2008/12/24)

Arranger	Adam Carse (1878-1958)
Editor	S. Sapozhnikov
Publisher. Info.	Пьесы русских композиторов для скрипки и фортепиано, 6-7 классы Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.(1963). Plate 29291. from the series Педагогический репертуар детской музыкальной школы.
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For Violin and Piano (Heldburg)

Complete Score
*#179237 - 1.10MB, 3 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/V/C - 153×⇩ - Schalltrichter

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Schalltrichter (2012/2/16)

Violin Part
*#179238 - 0.12MB, 1 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/V/C - 151×⇩ - Schalltrichter

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Schalltrichter (2012/2/16)

Arranger	R. Heldburg
Publisher. Info.	Der Kleine Violinist, Vol.II (No.9) Berlin: Adolph Fürstner, 1913. Plate A. 6765, 6779 F.
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For Cello and Piano (Davydov)

Complete Score
*#65924 - 0.21MB, 5 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 413×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2010/6/1)

Cello Part
*#65925 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 574×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2010/6/1)

Arranger	Karl Davydov (1838-1889)
Publisher. Info.	Berlin: Adolphe Fürstner, n.d.[1889]. Plate A. 2644 F.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project. This arrangement originally published by Bessel in 1888 according to HMB.
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Free Recordings

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Piano Version: 1. Expansion naïve

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2. Aveu timide

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3. Petite valse

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5. Cantabile

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8. Berceuse

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9. Canzonetta

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12. Scherzo rustique

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General Information

Work Title	12 Miniatures
Alternative. Title	12 Morceaux
Composer	Cui, César
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.20
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	ICC 49
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	12 pieces: Expansion naïve Aveu timide Petite valse À la Schumann Cantabile Souvenir douloureux Mosaïque Berceuse Canzonetta Petite marche Mazurka Scherzo rustique
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1882
First Publication.	1888 ? – Paris: Alphonse Leduc, Plate A.L. 7738 in Dix-huit miniatures (combined with Op.39)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Piano
Related Works	Also arranged for violin and piano by the composer. Nos. 5 and 8 were also arranged for violin and orchestra. Nos. 10, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 12 were orchestrated and published separately by Cui under the title Suite miniature.