Composition: Kaleidoscope, Op. 50 (Cui, César)
| Title | Kaleidoscope |
| Alternative title | 24 morceaux pour violin et piano |
| Creators | César Cui (composer) |
| Opus | Op.50 |
| Instrumentation | violin and piano |
| Number of movements | 24 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1893 |
| First published | 1894 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Pieces |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Selections | clarinet and piano | Matthew Hughes |
| view | Musette (No.3) | cello and piano | — |
| view | Orientale (No.9) | orchestra | Otto Langey |
| view | Orientale (No.9) | theater orchestra | Charles J. Roberts |
| view | Orientale (No.9) | violin, cello and piano | Gaston Borch |
| view | Orientale (No.9) | violin, cello and piano | Mark Skalmer |
| view | Orientale (No.9) | violin, cello and piano | — |
| view | Orientale (No.9) | organ | — |
| view | Orientale (No.9) | piano | Carl Deis |
| view | Orientale (No.9) | piano | — |
| view | Spiccato (Perpetuum mobile) (No.12) | cello and piano | — |
| view | Appassionato (No.14) | viola and piano violin and piano cello and piano |
D. Lepikov |
| view | Appassionato (No.14) | viola and piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | N. Simrock | 1894 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | N. Simrock | 1894 | 1. Moment Intime · view 2. Dans la brume · view 3. Musette · view 4. Simple chanson · view 5. Berceuse ("Dors, petit gas") · view 6. Noturrino · view 7. Intermezzo · view 8. Cantabile · view 9. Orientale · view 10. Questions et réponses · view 11. Arioso · view 13. Badinage · view 14. Appassionato · view 15. Danse rustique · view 16. Barcarola · view 18. Mazurka · view 19. Valse · view 20. Novellette · view 21. Lettre d'amour · view 22. Scherzetto · view 23. Petit caprice · view 24. Allegro scherzoso · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 5. Berceuse · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 11. Arioso - Violin part · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 12. Непрерывное движение (Spiccato = Perpetuum mobile) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 17. Прелюдия (= Prélude) · view 21. Письмо любви (= Lettre d'amour) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 5. Berceuse - Violin Part · view 10. Questions et réponses - Violin Part · view 23. Petit caprice - Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for clarinet and piano |
— | — | 6. Notturino and 17. Prélude - Clarinet part (in A) · view |
| view | Musette (No.3) | Arrangement for cello and piano | — | — | Cello Part · view |
| view | Orientale (No.9) | Arrangement for orchestra |
Schirmer | 1916 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Orientale (No.9) | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Carl Fischer | 1916 | Condensed Score and Incomplete Parts · view |
| view | Orientale (No.9) | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
— | — | Piano score · view Violin · view Cello · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Orientale (No.9) | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
— | — | Piano score, Cello part · view |
| view | Orientale (No.9) | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano | — | — | Piano Score (with Violin) · view Cello Part · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Orientale (No.9) | Arrangement for organ | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Orientale (No.9) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Orientale (No.9) | Arrangement for piano | Alfred Lengnick & Co. | 1923 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Spiccato (Perpetuum mobile) (No.12) | Arrangement for cello and piano | — | — | Cello Part · view |
| view | Appassionato (No.14) | Arrangement for viola and piano violin and piano cello and piano |
— | — | Piano score, Viola part · view |
| view | Appassionato (No.14) | Arrangement for viola and piano | — | — | Violin part (alternate for viola) · view |
| view | Appassionato (No.14) | Arrangement for viola and piano | — | — | Cello part (alternate for viola) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Selections | Matthew Hughes (clarinet) and Matthew Hughes (clarinet) and Ronald Wyatt (piano) | For Clarinet and Piano (Hughes) | 5. Berceuse "Dors, petit gas" · file 6. Notturino · file 17. Prélude · file |
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