Composition: Petite suite (Borodin, Aleksandr)
| Title | Petite suite |
| Creators | Aleksandr Borodin (composer) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 7 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1880 |
| First published | 1885 |
| Dedication | Madame la Comtesse Louise de Mercy-Argenteau |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Suites |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Au couvent. Andante religioso | — | C sharp minor | — |
| Intermezzo. Tempo di menuetto F major | — | F major | — |
| Mazurka. Allegro C major | — | C major | — |
| Mazurka. Allegretto D flat major | — | D flat major | — |
| Rêverie. Andante D flat major | — | D flat major | — |
| Sérénade. Allegretto D flat major | — | D flat major | — |
| Nocturne. Andantino G flat major | — | G flat major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | orchestra | Aleksandr Glazunov |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Aleksandr Glazunov |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Konstantin Chernov |
| view | Sérénade (No.5) | cello and strings viola and strings |
Gustave Sandré |
| view | Selections | 15 recorders | David Edward Kemp |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Bessel | 1896 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Alphonse Leduc | 1891 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Theodore Presser | — | 1. Au couvent · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Anton J. Benjamin | — | 1. Au couvent · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 3. Mazurka · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Bosworth & Co. | 1898 | 6. Serenada · view 7. Notturno · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Bessel | — | Complete Score · view Piccolo 1/2, Flute 1/2/3 · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 (B/A) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2, 3/4 (F) · view Trumpet 1/2 (B) · view Trombone 1/2, 3 · view Timpani · view Triangle, Cymbals, Tam-Tam, Tambourine · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Bessel | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Bessel | — | Complete Score · view Color cover · view |
| view | Sérénade (No.5) | Arrangement for cello and strings viola and strings |
Bessel | — | Condensed Score · view Condensed Score · view Cello solo · view Viola solo (alternate) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 15 recorders |
David Edward Kemp | 2021 | Complete Score & Parts · view |
Recordings/Performances
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