| Composition Year | 1888* (February 5-21) |
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| Genre Categories | Scherzos; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra |
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| Work Title | Scherzo |
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| Alternative. Title | Скерцо (Skertso) |
| Name Translations | 管弦楽のためのスケルツォ; Scherzo en re menor; Scherzo in re minore; Σκέρτσο σε Ρε ελάσσονα; Скерцо в ре минор; |
| Authorities | Wikipedia |
| Composer | Rachmaninoff, Sergei |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | TN ii/40 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | ISR 61 |
| Key | D minor |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1888* (February 5-21) |
| First Performance. | 1945-11-02 in Moscow
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| First Publication. | 1947 - Moscow: Muzgiz |
| Dedication | Alexander Siloti |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 5 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
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| External Links | Wikipedia article Scores at Sheet Music Plus |
| Extra Information | *According to a Soviet journal the composer inscribed the date as 1888 which was later replaced with 1887 in an unknown hand. |