Miniatures, Op.39 (Cui, César)

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For Piano 4 hands (Schaefer)
Arranger Aleksandr Schaefer (1866–1914)
Publisher. Info. St. Petersburg: V. Bessel & Co., n.d.(ca.1895). Plates 4354-60, 2757.
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Misc. Notes Contains no.8., an original piece for piano 4 hand (Pièce enfantine, Plate 2757)
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For Piano solo (Cui)
Publisher. Info. Petrograd: Bessel, n.d.(ca.1914–18).
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Misc. Notes This edition combines Op.20 with Op.39 as Dix-huit miniatures, with these six pieces included as Nos.13 to 18. The sequence of numbers has been altered and En partant (No.3) is omitted.
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Alphonse Leduc, n.d.(1886 or 87) Plates A.L. 7738.
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Misc. Notes This edition combines Op.20 with Op.39 as Dix-huit miniatures, with these six pieces included as Nos.13 to 18. The sequence of numbers has been altered and Étude-Arabesque (No.4) is omitted.
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5 more: Feuille d'album • Étude-arabesque • Au berceau • Marche-étude • Romanzetta

Publisher. Info. London: Novello, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate 7817
From an unidentified collection.
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Misc. Notes The sequence of numbers has been altered and En partant (No.3) is omitted.
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For Organ (Gaul)
Arranger Harvey B. Gaul (1881-1945)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1913. Plate 24311.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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For Cello and Piano (Stephez12)
Arranger Stephez12
Publisher. Info. Stephez12
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Misc. Notes Typeset from St. Petersberg: V. Bessel & Co., Plate 3332 by transcribing violin part down an octave.
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General Information

Work Title Miniatures
Alternative. Title
Composer Cui, César
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.39
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ICC 50
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 7 pieces
  1. Marionettes espagnoles (C major)
  2. Romanzetta (D major)
  3. En partant (E major)
  4. Arabesque (D major)
  5. Au berceau (G major)
  6. Feuille d'album (E major)
  7. Petite marche (D major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1886
First Publication. 1886-87 – Paris: Alphonse Leduc (selections, arr. piano)
1895 ? – St. Petersburg: Bessel (original, violin and piano)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation violin, piano

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Seven pieces belong to this opus in the violin/piano version (which appears to be the original), but the published piano comprise only six in any given collection, by omitting either Étude-arabesque (No.4) or En partant (No.3). The sequence shown below follows the violin/piano score, with numbers in brackets representing the sequence in Bessel's and Leduc's respective piano editions that each combined Op.20 with Op.39 as 18 Miniatures:

  1. Marionettes espagnoles (C major)
    [= Bessel & Leduc 18/13]
  2. Romanzetta (D major)
    [= Bessel 18/18, Leduc 18/17, transposed to D major]
  3. En partant (E major)
    [= Leduc 18/18, omitted by Bessel]
  4. Arabesque (D major)
    [= Bessel 18/13 (as Étude-arabesque), omitted by Leduc]
  5. Au berceau (G major)
    [= Bessel 18/16, Leduc 18/15 (as Berceuse)]
  6. Feuille d'album (E major)
    [= Bessel & Leduc 18/14]
  7. Petite marche (D major)
    [= Bessel 18/17, Leduc 18/16 (as Marche-étude)]