Miniatures, Op.39 (Cui, César Antonovich)
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Set of 6 pieces for piano solo, from Bessel edition of "18 miniatures" (Petrograd), with title page
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Petrograd: Bessel, between 1914 and 1918?; no plate number.
This is part of the edition that combines Op. 20 with Op. 39 as "Dix-huit miniatures" (also published as such by Leduc); comprises these pieces:
[13.] Marionettes espagnoles
[14.] Feuille d'album
[15.] Étude-arabesque
[16.] Au berceau
[17.] Marche-Étude
[18.] Romanzetta
Set of 6 pieces for piano solo, from Leduc edition of "18 miniatures," with title page
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Paris: Leduc, [n.d.]; plates A.L. 7738
This is part of the edition that combines Op. 20 with Op. 39 as "Dix-huit miniatures" (also published as such by Bessel); comprises these pieces:
[13.] Marionettes espagnoles
[14.] Feuille d'album
[15.] Berceuse (en Sol)
[16.] Marche-Étude
[17.] Romanzetta
[18.] En partant
Marionettes espagnoles (piano solo)
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Feuille d'album (piano solo)
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Étude-arabesque (piano solo)
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Au berceau (piano solo)
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Marche-Étude (piano solo)
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Romanzetta (piano solo)
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London: Novello, n.d.(ca.1890), plate 7817
From an unidentified collection.
Numbering according to this Novello edition; "En partant" not included.
Violin and piano version
Single file of composer's arrangement for violin and piano
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St. Petersberg: V. Bessel & Co., n.d.(ca.1895), Plates 3332-38
Excerpts, other arrangements, etc.
En partant (piano solo)
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Paris: Alphonse Leduc, n.d.(ca.1888), plate A.L. 7738
Issued as No. 18 in the collection Dix-huit miniatures, combining opp. 20 and 39, and omitting the "Etude-Arabesque."
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General Information
| Work Title | Miniatures, Op.39 |
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| Alternative Title |
| Composer | Cui, César Antonovich |
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| Opus/Catalogue Number | Op.39 |
| Number of Movements/Sections | 7 total; two editions of 6 selections each |
| Genre | Piano piece |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Piano solo; or violin and piano |
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Misc. Comments
There are two intersecting sets of pieces for this opus. Seven pieces altogether belong to it, but only six of them might be found in a given collection. The "alternates," as it were, are apparently "Étude-arabesque" and "En partant."
Numbering of Op. 39 in the piano editions of "18 miniatures"
Numbers in parentheses represent the order in Bessel's and Leduc's respective piano editions that combine Op. 20 with Op. 39 as "18 Miniatures."
- Marionettes espagnoles (=Bessel & Leduc 18/13).
- Feuille d'album (=Bessel & Leduc 18/14).
- Étude-arabesque (not among Leduc 18)
- Au berceau (or, Berceuse) (=Bessel 18/16, Leduc 18/15).
- Marche-Étude (=Bessel 18/17, Leduc 18/16).
- Romanzetta (=Bessel 18/18, Leduc 18/17).
- En partant (=Leduc 18/18, not among Bessel).


