NewsLinksContact
Home Email The Tcherepnin Society


Opera
Ballet
Orchestra
Solo Instruments & Orchestra
Voice (or Narrator) & Orchestra
Band
Piano
Transcriptions for Piano
Piano 4 Hands for 1 Piano or 2 Pianos
Violin & Piano
Cello Solo, Cello & Piano, Cello & Percussion or Strings
Viola da Gamba
Duo, Trio, Quartet & Quintet with Strings
Woodwinds or Brass Instruments with or without Piano
Miscellaneous Instruments
Percussion
Choral Works
Voice & Piano
Music for Theatre
Music for Film & Television
Revisions/Editions of Piano Works
Revisions/Editions of Choral Works
Publications by A. Tcherepnin
Books by A. Tcherepnin
<top>

ALEXANDER TCHEREPNIN:
A GENERIC CATALOGUE OF WORKS

prepared by Lily Chou

Opera
Op. 35  OL-OL, in 3 scenes after Leonid Andreyev (1924–25)
Final version in 5 scenes (1930) (65')
Original text (manuscript) in Russian (prepared by the composer) Published Version in German by R. Hoffmann; in French by Andre G. Block (manuscript version in English)
Cast: Eudoxia Antonovna, mezzo-soprano/Olga Nikolaievna (Ol-Ol), soprano/Anna Ivanovna, mezzo-soprano/Nicholas Gloukovsev, tenor/ Onoufry Nikolaievitch, bass-baritone/ Mischa, tenor/Grigori Ivanovitch, basso/ A Student, baritone/A Policeman, baritone/ Chorus
3222/4231/per/hp/strings
Universal
Op. 45 DIE HOCHZEIT DER SOBEIDE (The Wedding of Sobeide), in 3 scenes after Hu­go von Hofmannsthal (1928-30) (100') Text in German (prepared by the composer)
Cast: A Rich Merchant (Chorab), baritone/Sobeide, soprano/ Bachtiar, baritone/ Sobeide’s Mother, mezzo-soprano/ Schalnassar, bass/ Ganem, tenor/Gülistane, alto/ Slave, tenor/ A Camel Driver, bass/A Gardener, tenor/Gardener’s Wife, soprano/Bahram, bass/ A Debtor of Schalnassar, tenor/Ballet
2222/4231/perc/hp/strings
Universal
WoO  DIE HEIRAT (The Marriage), in 2 scenes after a comedy by Gogol (65')
Music:      First scene by Modest Mussorgsky (1863) (30')
Second scene by Alexander Tcherepnin (1934-35) (35')
The entire work was orchestrated by A. Tcherepnin
Text in Russian and German. (German translation by Heinrich Burkard)
Cast: Agafja Tichonovna, soprano/Arina Panteleimononva, mezzo-soprano/Fjokla Ivanovna, alto/Dunjaschka, soprano/ Podkolessin, baritone/Kotschkarev, tenor/Stefan, bass.
2222/4221/perc/hp/strings
Universal

Op. 72  THE NYMPH AND THE FARMER, in 2 scenes (1952) (45')
Based on an ancient Chinese legend. Reorchestration of cantata Pan Kéou (1945) Original text in French by Siao Yu; German version by Ernst Roth; English version by Joseph Machlis
Cast: The Nymph, soprano/The Farmer, tenor/Narrator
2121/2200/per/hp pf/strings
Boosey & Hawkes

<top> 
BALLET
Op. 32  AJANTA’S FRESCOES  (1923)  (30')
Ballet from the story of Buddha by A. Tcherepnin, after an idea of Anna Pavlova and danced by her; choreography by Ivan Cliustin
4 scenes
2232/4231/perc/hp pf/strings
Universal
Op. 37/3b  TRAINING (1922)  (10') (included as No. 3 in THREE PIECES FOR CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, Op. 37-see ORCHESTRA)
Scenario by Georges Isarlov; choreography by Hedy Pfundmayr
1 scene
1010/2200/perc/strings
Universal
Op. 37/3c  TRAINING (see PIANO) Piano reduction of above by composer (1930) (10')
Universal
Op. 54  DER FAHREND SCHÜLER MIT DEM TEUFEL­BANNEN (The Wandering Student Who Exorcised the Devil) (1937) (30')
Ballet after Hans Sachs
1 scene
original orchestration lost; present orchestration completed 1964
3343/4331/perc/hp/strings
Universal (piano version)
Op. 55  TREPAK (1937)  (40')
Ballet by Serge Sudeikin and A. Tcherepnin; choreography by Mikhail Mordkin
3 scenes
2222/4231/perc/hp pf/strings
Universal
WoO   LA LEGENDE DE RAZINE (The Legend of Razin) (1940-41) (50')      
Original title STEN­KA RAZINE
Ballet based on the legend of Stenka Razine by A. Tcherepnin; choreography by A. Eltzov
3 scenes
2222/4231/perc/hp pf/strings. Also available in reduced orchestra and piano solo version
Belaieff
WoO  LA FOIRE DE SOROTCHINSKI (Sorochinski Fair) (1940)
(ca. 100') Music originally by Modest Moussorgsky; finished and orchestrated by Nicolai Tcherepnin; Ballet version by Alexander Tcherepnin
Manuscript  (for information, ask Belaieff)
WoO  DIONYS ballet mythologique (1940) (ca. 17')
Incorporated into Symphony No. 3, mvts. 1 & 4
Manuscript
WoO  ATLANTIDE ballet with French text (1943)
Incorporated into Symphony No. 3, mvt. 2
Manuscript missing
WoO  LE VENDEUR DES PAPILLONS (The Butterfly Salesman) (ca. 1945) Ballet for Boris Knieaseff, Paris. Incorporated into Symphony No. 3, mvt. 3
Manuscript  (for information, ask Belaieff)
WoO  LE DEJEUNER SUR L’HERBE (Picnic on the Grass)
(1945–46) (30') Ballet based on the music of Joseph Lanner, orchestrated and freely adapted by A Tcherepnin; choreography by Roland Petit
Manuscript  (for information, ask Belaieff) 
WoO  CHOTA ROSTAVELI (1945–46) (3 hours)
Ballet in 4 acts;choreography by Serge Lifar. Music by three composers:
Acts 1 & 4: Arthur Honegger (1 hour)
2: Alexander Tcherepnin (1 hour)
3: Tibor Harsanyi (1 hour)
Manuscript (for information, ask Belaieff)
For composer’s suite for 2 pianos and percussion see PIANO 4 HANDS
For composer’s orchestral suite (GEORGIANA, Op. 92) see ORCHESTRA
Op. 79  LA FEMME ET SON OMBRE (The Woman and her Shadow) (1948) (30') Ballet after a NOH drama by Paul Claudel; choreography by Janine Charrat
2121/2110/timp/hp/strings
AMP
For composer’s orchestral suite (Op. 79a) see ORCHESTRA
Op. 87b  LE GOUFFRE (The Abyss) (1949) (35')
Ballet by Vladimir Dokudovsky after a story by Leonid Andreyev Cast: 4 male dancers/ 3 female dancers
2222/4231/perc/hp pf/strings
C. F. Peters
Three scenes included in composer’s Suite, Op. 87-see ORCHESTRA

WoO  LA COLLINE DES FANTÔMES (The Hill of Phantoms) (1953) (26') Ballet after a story by Tran Van Tung
3333/4331/perc/hp pf/strings
Manuscript  (for information, ask Belaieff) 

<top>

ORCHESTRA
Op. 36a   MUSICA SACRA for string orchestra (1973) (10')
Arranged by the composer and Kurt Redel from String Quartet No. 1 (1922)
Schott
For string quartet original see DUO, TRIO, QUARTET etc.
Op. 37  3 STÜCKE FUR KAMMERORCHESTER (Three Pieces for Chamber Orchestra) (1921-25) (29')
1)      Overture (8')
0010/22 cornets 00/strings
New Version: 2222/2210/perc/strings(86442)
2)  Mystère (11')
Violoncello Solo/1010/22 cornets 00/perc/strings
For composer’s cello-piano version see CELLO SOLO, CELLO AND PIANO etc.
3)   Pour un entrainment de boxe (Training) (10')
1010/22 cornets 00/perc/strings
New Version: 2222/2210/perc/strings (86442) (1964)
for composer’s piano version see PIANO
Universal 
Op. 41  MAGNA MATER (1926-27) (10')
 2222/4231/perc/timp/strings
Universal
Op. 42  SYMPHONY NO. 1 (1927) (25')
2222/4231/perc/hp/strings
Durand
For edition of Scherzo alone see PERCUSSION
Op. 45a FESTMUSIK (Celebration Music) (1930) (10') Suite (Overture and Ballet) from the Opera DIE HOCH­ZEIT DER SOBEIDE
2222/4231/perc/hp/strings
Universal
Op. 50  DANCES RUSSES (Russian Dances) (1933) (10')
2222/4231/perc/hp/strings
Universal
WoO  SUITE POPULAIRE RUSSE for Small Orchestra (1941) (6')
1111/1110/perc (4 players)/strings
Bessel
Op. 67  ROMANTIC OVERTURE (1942) (9')
3222/4231/perc/hp pf/strings
Schirmer
WoO  POLKA (1944) (2')
Version for Orchestra (1956)
2222/4231/perc timp/strings
Belaieff
For original version see PIANO
Op. 69  EVOCATION (Enfance de Saint Nino) (The Childhood of   Saint Nino) (1944) (10')
3333/4330/perc/hp/strings
Belaieff
Op. 77  SYMPHONY NO. 2 (1946-51) (27')
3333/4331/perc/pf cel hp/strings
AMP
Op. 79a JAPANESE SUITE (1948) (15')  (From the Ballet LA FEMME ET SON OMBRE -see BALLET)
2121/2110/perc/hp/strings
AMP
Op. 80  SYMPHONIC MARCH (1951) (6')
3222/4331/perc/pf cel hp/strings
MCA-For Band version see BAND
Op. 83  SYMPHONY NO. 3 (1951) (28') Incorporating ballets DIONYS (1940, mvts. 1-4); ATLANTIDE (1943,mvt. 2);  VENDEUR DES PAPILLONS (ca. 1945, mvt. 3)
3333/4331/perc/hp pf/strings
Belaieff 
Op. 87  SUITE FOR ORCHESTRA (1953) (18')
2222/4231/perc (3-5 players)/hp pf/strings
C. F. Peters
First three movements from Ballet LE GOUFFRE, Op. 87b-see BALLET
For original 2-piano version of finale (Op. 87a) see PIANO 4 HANDS
Op. 90  DIVERTIMENTO (1955–57) (25')
3343/4331/perc/hp/strings
Boosey & Hawkes

Op. 91  SYMPHONY NO. 4 (1957) (25') (Received Glinka Prize)
3343/4331/timp/hp/strings
Boosey & Hawkes

Op. 92  GEORGIANA, Suite for Orchestra (1946/1958–59) (18') (From ballet CHOTA ROSTAVELI)
2222/4231/perc/strings
Eulenburg
Op. 93  SYMPHONISCHES GEBET (Symphonic Prayer) (1959) (9')
3343/4331/perc/hp/strings
Belaieff
Op. 97  SERENADE FOR STRINGS (1964) (16')
(86642)
Eulenburg-Kunzelmann

Op. 106 RUSSIAN SKETCHES, for youth orchestra (1971)
3222/4231/timp/hp/perc/strings
MCA
For band version see BAND

<top>

SOLO INSTRUMENTS  & ORCHESTRA
Piano:
Op. 5  BAGATELLES (1958) (12')
2222/2200/perc/strings Heugel-Leduc
Version for PIANO AND STRINGS (1960) 
Heugel-Leduc
For original version see PIANO
Op. 12  CONCERTO NO. 1 (1919–20) (16')
2222/4231/timp/strings
Belaieff

Op. 26  CONCERTO NO. 2 (1922-23, reorchestrated 1950) (18')
2222/4231/perc/strings
Heugel-Leduc
Version for smaller orchestra (original)
2222/22 cornets 00/perc./strings

Op. 48  CONCERTO NO. 3 (1931-32) (18')
2222/4231/perc/strings
Schott

Op. 57  SUITE GEORGIENNE (GEORGIAN SUITE)for Piano and Strings (1938) (20')
Eschig
For composer’s piano transcription of 2nd movement see PIANO

Op. 78  CONCERTO NO. 4 (FANTASY) (1947) (27')
2222/4­231/perc/hp/strings
Belaieff

Op. 96  CONCERTO NO. 5 (1963) (21')
3333/4331/perc/hp/strings
Belaieff
Version for Piano and Small Orchestra (21')
3232/3200/perc/hp/strings
Belaieff

Op. 99  CONCERTO NO. 6 (1965) (24')
3222/4231/perc/hp/strings
Belaieff

Other instruments:

Op. 25  GEORGIAN RHAPSODY for Cello and Orchestra (1922) (16')
3222/2200/perc/strings
Durand
For composer’s cello-piano arrangement see SOLO CELLO, CELLO AND PIANO etc.

WoO  ROMANCE for Violin and Small Orchestra (1922) (3')
Simrock

Op. 33  CONCERTO DA CAMERA for Flute, Violin, and Chamber Orchestra (1924) (13')
(Schott Prize, 1925)
0000/202 cornets 00/timp/strings (86442)
Schott
For composer’s flute-violin-piano version see WOODWINDS etc.
For composer’s piano transcription of 2nd movement see PIANO

Op. 37/2  MYSTÈRE for Cello and Chamber Orchestra (1925) (11')
(included in Three Pieces for Chamber Orchestra—see ORCHESTRA)
1010/202 cornets 00/perc/strings
Universal For composer’s cello-piano arrangement see SOLO CELLO, CELLO AND PIANO etc.

Op. 37/3  TRAINING version for Oboe and Bassoon with Chamber Orchestra, by the composer
(included in Three Pieces for Chamber Orchestra-see ORCHESTRA; see also BALLET.
For composer’s piano transcription, see BALLET and PIANO)
Op. 47  CONCERTINO for Violin, Cello, Piano and String Orchestra (1930-31) (16')
Universal
Original Version by the composer for 12 solo strings and piano
(4 violins, 2 violas, 2 violas da gamba, 2 cellos, bass) (1930)
Version by the composer for clarinet, bassoon, piano and strings (1944)
Definitive Version as TRIPLE CONCERTINO for Violin, Cello, Piano and Orchestra (1965) (16')
1111/1110/perc/strings
Universal
For Version as Piano trio, see DUO, TRIO, QUARTET, etc.

Op. 58  SONATINA for Timpani and Orchestra (1954) (7')
Arranged from Sonatina for Timpani and Piano (1939)
2222/4231/perc/strings
Boosey & Hawkes
For composer’s Timpani and Band version see BAND; for original version with piano see PERCUSSION

Op. 86  CONCERTO for Harmonica and Orchestra (1953) (28')
2222/4231/perc/hp/strings
AMP
For version with piano see FOR DIVERS INSTRUMENTS

<top>

VOICE (OR NARRATOR) & ORCHESTRA
Op. 73  LES DOUZE (The Twelve), for narrator and small orchestra (1945) (16')
Original text in Russian by Alexander Blok; French by G. Arnout; German by J. V. Guenther; English by Peter Ustinov
0000/­0000/perc/hp pf/strings (or string quintet)
Version for narrator and piano
Belaieff
Op. 74  NATIVITY PLAY, Cantata for 2 Sopranos, Tenor, Bass, Chorus (optional), String Orchestra and Percussion (1945) (30')
Text in English, French, German and Russian
Version for soloists, chorus, string orchestra and percussion
Version for voice and piano
Belaieff
Op. 89  THE LOST FLUTE, for narrator and orchestra (1954) (42')
2121/2210/perc/strings
Abridged versions for narrator and orchestra (1955) (22'); (18')
Abridged versions for narrator, piano, percussion (1955) (22'); (18')
Belaieff
For composer’s piano arrangement of introduction as PASTORAL see PIANO
Op. 98  VOM SPASS UND ERNST (Of Things Light and Earnest),
Folksong Cantata for Contralto or Bass and String Orchestra (1964) (21')
Russian text version by the composer; German by Robert Marscher; English by Joseph Machlis
Gerig-Breitkopf & Hartel
WoO   VIVRE D’AMOUR (Hymn of Love)
Lyric Cantata for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra, based on the sayings of St. Therese de l’Infant Jesus (1942)  (6') Text in English and French
Belaieff
WoO  THE STORY OF IVAN THE FOOL, Music for the Radio-Play by Douglas Claverdon after a Fable by Tolstoy, for narrator, vocal soloists, chorus, orchestra and electronic sound (1968) (45') (Received Italia Prize)
Manuscript

WoO     BAPTISM CANTATA for Children’s Chorus, Solo Voice, Recorders, Flutes, Strings, Organ, and Optional Participation of the Congregation (1972) (3') (for all baptismal religions) Text by Irene Vogel Sulzer
Manuscript  

<top>

BAND
WoO      FANFARE for Brass Ensemble and Percussion (1961) (6')
3 trpt/4 hn/3 trb/1 tuba/ percussion
Boosey & Hawkes

Op. 58  SONATINA for Timpani and Band (1963) (7')
Arranged from Sonatina for Timpani and Piano (1939)
Boosey & Hawkes

Op. 80  SYMPHONIC MARCH
Version for band (1954) (6')
MCA

Op. 106 RUSSIAN SKETCHES
Version for band (1977)
2142 4 sax 4 cornets/4231/hp
MCA  

<top>

PIANO

Op. posth. SUNNY DAY (Forgotten Bagatelle) (1915) (under 1')
Presser

Op. 1    TOCCATA NO. 1 (1921) (6')
Belaieff

Op. 2/1  NOCTURNE NO. 1 (1919) (4')
Belaieff

Op. 2/2  DANCE NO. 1 (1919) (4')
Belaieff

Op. 3   SCHERZO (1917) (3')
Durand

Op. 4   SONATINE ROMANTIQUE (1918)  (13')
Durand

Op. 5   BAGATELLES (10 pieces) (1912–18) (12')
Revised and edited by composer (1958)
Heugel-Leduc
For composer’s piano-orchestra and piano-string versions see PIANO AND ORCHESTRA

WoO  OLD ST. PETERSBURG (Waltz) (ca. 1917) (5')
Manuscript

WoO  BALLADE (1917) (ca. 9')
Manuscript

WoO  EPISODES (Priskaski) (Fleas) (1912-20) (10') 12 Simple Pieces for Piano
Heugel-Leduc

Op. 6  PETITE SUITE (1918-19) (10')
Durand

Op. 7  PIÈCES SANS TITRES (8 Pieces Without Title) (1915-17)      (9')
Durand

Op. 8/1  NOCTURNE NO. 2 (1919) (2')
Durand

Op. 8/2  DANCE NO. 2 (1919) (3')
Durand

Op. 9  8 PRELUDES (1919-20) (8')
Heugel-Leduc

Op. 10   FEUILLES LIBRES (Loose Pages) (1920) (9')
Durand

Op. 11   ARABESQUES (1920-21) (5')
Heugel-Leduc

Op. 13   9 INVENTIONS  (1920-21) (8')
Eschig

WoO     ÉTUDE DE CONCERT (Concert Etude) (1920) ( 3')
Hamelle-Leduc

Op. 18   10 ÉTUDES  (1915-20) (25')
Heugel-Leduc

Op. 19   2 NOVELETTES  (192l-22) (10' 30")
Heugel-Leduc

Op. 20   TOCCATA NO. 2 (1922) (7')
Simrock

Op. 21  6 ÉTUDES DE TRAVAIL (6 Practice Studies) (1922-23) (12')
Heugel-Leduc 

Op. 22  SONATA NO. 1 (1918-19) (16')
Heugel-Leduc

Op. 23   4 NOSTALGIC PRELUDES (1922) (7')
Heugel-Leduc

Op. 24   4 PRELUDES (1922-23) (4')
Durand
For composer’s two-flute arrangement of Op. 24/3 see WOODWIND etc.

Op. posth. CANON (1923-24) (2')
Transcription for piano by the composer of CANON for String Trio, on which mvt. 2  of Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 30/1 is based)
Bardic
For cello version see CELLO SOLO etc.; for trio version see DUO, TRIO etc.

Op. 27   SLAVIC TRANSCRIPTIONS (1924) (13')
No. 1  Les Batelier du Volga (The Volga Boatmen)
No. 2  Chanson pour la Cherie (Song for the Beloved)
No. 3  Chanson: Granderussienne (The Great Russian People)
(Later title: Russian Song)
No. 4  Le long du Volga (The Banks of Volga)
No. 5  Chanson Tchèque (Czech Song)
Heugel-Leduc

Op. 28   CANZONA (1924) (5')
Simrock

Op. 31   4 ROMANCES (1924) (7')
Universal

Op. 33a  INTERMEZZO (arranged from 2nd mvt. of CONCERTO DA CAMERA) (1926)
Schott (in THE NEW PIANO BOOK Coll/2, 1953)
For original version see SOLO INSTRUMENTS AND ORCHESTRA
For composer’s flute-violin-piano version see WOODWIND etc.

Op. 36b  HISTOIRE DE LA PETITE THERÈSE DE L'ENFANT JESUS (The Story of Little Therese of Infant Jesus) (13 short pieces) (12')
Durand
Op. 37/3c  POUR UN ENTRAINEMENT DE BOXE (For a Boxer’s Training) arr. by the composer from his ballet TRAINING, Op. 37/3) (1930) (10')
Bardic
For original and revised orchestral versions see BALLET; ORCHESTRA; SOLO INSTRUMENTS AND ORCHESTRA

Op. 39   MESSAGE (1926) (10')
Universal

Op. 39b  VOEUX (Wishes) (1926)  (8')
Durand

WoO   POUR LA PAIX EN ORIENT (For Peace in the Orient) (1926) (2')
Originally intended as one of the VOEUX
Manuscript

Op. posth. TANZ (Dance) (1928) (2')
Arranged by composer from 2nd mvt. of QUINTET, Op. 44
Bardic

Op. 46  ENTRETIENS (Conversation) (1930)  (ca. 13')
Durand

WoO   PIANO METHOD ON PENTATONIC SCALE  (1934-35) (19') (Chinese Translation by Dr. Hsiao Yu Mei)
Shanghai Commercial Press
Op. 51  ÉTUDE DU PIANO SUR LA GAMME PENTATONI­QUE (Piano Study on the Pentatonic Scale) (1934-35)
No. 1  Première Suite (1st Suite) (1934) (3')
No. 2  Deuxième Suite (2nd Suite) (1934)      (4' 30")
No. 3  Bagatelles chinoises (Chinese Bagatelles) (1935)      (11' 30")
Heugel-Leduc

Op. 52  FIVE CONCERT ÉTUDES (1934-36) (16')
No. 1  Shadow Play
No. 2  The Lute
No. 3  Homage to China
No. 4  Punch and Judy
No. 5  Chant
Schott

Op. 53  TECHNICAL EXERCISES ON THE 5 NOTE SCALE (1934-36)
C. F. Peters

WoO  AUTOUR DES MONTAGNES RUSSES (Riding the Roller Coaster) (1937) (4')
Eschig (in the EXPOSITION 1937 Album)

Op. 56  7 ETUDES (1938) (9' 30")
Belaieff

WoO    DIALOGUE (1952) (4')  arranged by the composer from SUITE GEORGIENNE, Op. 57, 2nd mvt.
For original piano-string version see PIANO AND ORCHESTRA
Op. 65  POUR PETITS ET GRANDS (For Young and Old) (1940) (25') 12 pieces of medium difficulty
Durand

Op. 66  CHANT ET REFRAIN (Song and Refrain) (1940) (4' 30")
Durand

WoO   BADINAGE (1941) (4')
Lyche

WoO   POLKA (1944) (2')
Belaieff
For composer’s orchestral version see ORCHESTRA

WoO    RONDO À LA RUSSE (1946) (3')
Gerig-Breitkopf & Hartel

Op. 75  LE MONDE EN VITRINE (Showcase) (1946)  (15')
Boosey and Hawkes

WoO   LA QUATRIÈME (The Fourth Republic) (1948-49) (3')
Heugel-Leduc

Op. 81  EXPRESSIONS (1951) (15')
Belaieff

Op. 82  SONGS WITHOUT WORDS (1949-53) (11')
No. 1  Elegy
No. 2  Rondel
No. 3  Enigma
No. 4  The Juggler
No. 5  Hymn to Our Lady
C. F. Peters

Op. 85  12 PRELUDES (1952-53) (25')
Belaieff

Op. 88  8 PIECES FOR PIANO (1954-55)  (13')
No. 1  Meditation
No. 2  Intermezzo
No. 3  Reverie
No. 4  Impromptu
No. 5  Invocation
No. 6  The Chase
No. 7  Etude
No. 8  Burlesque
Theo. Presser

WoO PASTORAL (1955) Arranged by composer from THE LOST FLUTE (INTRODUCTION)
Belaieff
For original version and composer’s arrangement for piano and percussion see VOICE (NARRATOR) AND ORCHESTRA

WoO 17 PIANO PIECES FOR BEGINNERS  (1954-57) (in CONTEMPORARY PIANO LITERATURE selected by Frances Clark)
Summy-Birchard, Warner Bros.

Op. 94  PIANO SONATA NO. 2 (1951)
Boosey & Hawkes

WoO  ASCENSION (1969) (1') (in album NOUVEAUX MUSICIENS, Vol. 3)
Choudens

WoO    TWO PIECES FOR CHILDREN (1976)  (1')
No. 1  Indian Trail
No. 2  Celebration
(in album PIANO COMPOSITIONS, U.S.A.)
Willis 

Op. 109 OPIVOCHKI (i. e., “Little Dregs”) (1975–77) (36') A miscellany of 39 short piano pieces in various styles, some based on sketches for works in other media (e. g., a “Merry ‘Pickwick’ Symphony,” the projected Symphony No. 5 and the Flute Duo, Op. 108). Manu­script 

           

<top>

TRANSCRIPTIONS FOR PIANO
18th CENTURY RUSSIAN COMPOSERS (Bortniansky, Degtiaraff, Berezovsky) Music originally written for church choir. Arranged for piano solo by A. Tcherepnin (1920)
Belaieff

DOMENICO ZIPOLI: ALL’OFFERTORIO
Originally for organ. Arranged for piano by A. Tcherepnin (1920)
Ricordi

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: CHANT HINDOU (Hindu Song) from the Opera SADKO. Arranged for piano by A. Tcherepnin (1922)
Belaieff
12 FAVORITE PIECES FOR CHILDREN FROM THE RUSSIAN MASTERS Selected and arranged for piano by A. Tcherepnin (1937)
Belaieff

ANTON RUBINSTEIN: NOCTURNE IN F MAJOR,
Op. 44, No. 5 (Free adaptation, 1920)
Durand  

<top>

PIANO 4 HANDS FOR 1 PIANO OR 2 PIANOS

Op. 87b RONDO (1952) (3' 30") for 2 pianos
C. F. Peters
For orchestral version as Finale of Suite, Op. 87 see ORCHESTRA

WoO  EXPLORING THE PIANO (1958) (6')
12 Duets for Beginner and Teacher-Pianist
C. F. Peters

Op. posth.  SUITE DE BALLET (BALLET SUITE)  (1946)  (ca. 20')
Arranged for 2 pianos and percussion by the composer after the second act of the ballet  CHOTA ROSTAVELI (1945-46)-see also BALLET
Belaieff

Op. 12  CONCERTO NO. 1 (1919-20) (16') Arranged for 2 pianos by the composer
Belaieff

Op. 26  CONCERTO NO. 2 (1923) (18') Arranged for 2 pianos by the composer
Heugel-Leduc

Op. 48  CONCERTO NO. 3 (1931-32) (17') Arranged for 2 pianos by the composer
Schott

Op. 57  SUITE GEORGIENNE (GEORGIAN SUITE) (1938) (20') Arranged for 2 pianos by the composer
Version for 1 piano, 4 hands, arranged by the composer
Eschig
For solo-piano version of 2nd movement see PIANO

Op. 78  CONCERTO NO. 4 (FANTASY) (1947) (27') Arranged for 2 pianos by the composer
Belaieff

Op. 96  CONCERTO NO. 5 (1963) (21') Arranged for 2 pianos by the composer
Belaieff

Op. 99  CONCERTO NO. 6 (1965) (24') Arranged for 2 pianos by the composer
Belaieff

<top>

VIOLIN AND PIANO 

Op. 11/5  ARABESQUE for Violin and Piano (1920-21) (2')
Heugel-Leduc

Op. 14  SONATA for Violin and Piano (1921-22) (13')
Durand

WoO   ROMANCE for Violin and Piano (1922) (3')
Simrock

Op. 43  ELEGY for Violin and Piano (1929) (3')
Durand

Op. 70  MOUVEMENT PERPETUEL for Violin and Piano (1944) (9') 
Durand 

<top>

CELLO SOLO, CELLO & PIANO, CELLO & PERCUSSION OR STRINGS

Op. 76   SUITE for Cello Solo (1946) (6')
Durand

WoO   ODE for Cello and Piano (1919) (2')
Durand

Op. 29  SONATA No. 1 for Cello and Piano (1924) (11')
Durand

Op. 30/1  SONATA No. 2 for Cello and Piano (1924) (10')
Universal
(Incorporating Canon for String Trio-see DUET, TRIO etc.; for composer’s piano transcription of Canon see PIANO)

Op. 30/2  SONATA No. 3 for Cello and Piano (1919-26) (9')
Universal

Op. 38  12 PRELUDES (VIOLONCELLE BIEN TEMPÉRÉ)
(12 Preludes, The Well-Tempered Cello) for Cello and Piano (1925-26) (25')
Durand
Nos. 2 & 4 arranged by composer for cello and percussion;
Nos. 3, 9, 10 arranged by composer for cello and strings
Durand

Op.  84   SONGS AND DANCES for Cello and Piano (1953) (17')
Belaieff

Op. 63   SONATINE SPORTIVE  (1939) (6')
Version for Cello & Piano by the composer
Leduc
For original alto saxophone or bassoon version see WOODWINDS OR BRASS INSTRUMENTS etc.
Op. 25  RHAPSODIE GEORGIENNE for Cello and Piano (1922) (16') Arranged by the composer from the same work for Cello & Orchestra-see SOLO INSTRUMENTS AND ORCHESTRA
Durand

Op. 37/2  MYSTÈRE for Cello and Piano (1925) (11')
Arranged by the composer from the same work for Cello & Chamber Orchestra-see ORCHESTRA; SOLO INSTRUMENTS AND ORCHESTRA
Universal

<top>

VIOLA DA GAMBA

Op. 101  SONATA DA CHIESA for Viola da Gamba and Organ (1966) (15')
Version for Viola da Gamba, String Quintet, Flute & Cembalo
Simrock

<top>

DUO, TRIO, QUARTET, AND QUINTET WITH STRINGS

Op. 49  DUO for Violin and Cello (1932) (12')
Bote and Bock

Op. posth. CANON for String Trio (1923-24) (2')
Bardic
Incorporated into Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 30/1-see CELLO SOLO, CELLO AND PIANO etc.;
for composer’s piano transcription see PIANO

Op. 34  TRIO for Violin, Cello and Piano (1925) (8')
Durand

Op. 47  TRIO CONCERTANTE (1960) (16')
Composer’s arrangement of Concertino for Violin, Cello, Piano and Strings (1930)-see SOLO INSTRUMENTS AND ORCHESTRA
Universal

WoO   TRIO for Flute, Violin and Cello (1960) (10')
Amadeus

Op. 36  STRING QUARTET NO. 1 (LOVE OFFERING OF ST. THERESA) (1922) (10')
Schott
For string orchestra arrangement by the composer and Kurt Redel (MUSICA SACRA, Op. 36a) see ORCHESTRA

Op. 40  STRING QUARTET NO. 2 (1926) (12')
Durand

Op. 44  QUINTET for Piano & Strings (1927) (15')
Universal
For piano arrangement of 2nd movement as TANZ see PIANO

<top>

WOODWIND OR BRASS INSTRUMENTS WITH OR WITHOUT PIANO
Op. posth.  STUDY for Flute and Piano (Former title: “VOCALISE-ÉTUDE” for voice) (1927) (1')
Belaieff
For original see VOICE AND PIANO

Op. posth. SONATA IN ONE MOVEMENT for clarinet and piano (1939) (6')
Schott

Op. 63  SONATINE SPORTIVE for alto saxophone or bassoon and piano (1939) (6')
Leduc
For composer’s cello-piano arrangement see CELLO SOLO, CELLO AND PIANO etc.

Op. 64  ANDANTE for tuba or bass trombone and piano (1939) (6')
Belaieff

Op. 108 (posth.) DUO for 2 flutes (1977) (12')
Belaieff

Op. 24/3 (posth.) PRELUDE for 2 flutes (1971) (1')
Arranged from 4 PRELUDES for piano by the composer
Belaieff

Op. 59  TRIO for 3 flutes (1939) (6')
Belaieff

Op. 60  QUARTET for 4 flutes (1939) (6')
Belaieff

Op. 61  TRIO for 3 trumpets or clarinets  (1939) (6')
Marks

Op. 62  MARCH for 3 trumpets in Bb (1939) (2')
Marks

Op. 105 BRASS QUINTET (1970) (9')
C. F. Peters

Op. 107 WOODWIND QUINTET (1976) (5')
C. F. Peters

Op. 33  CONCERTO DA CAMERA (1924) (12')
Arranged for Flute, Violin and Piano by the composer
Schott
For original see SOLO INSTRUMENTS AND ORCHESTRA
For composer’s piano arrangement of 2nd movement see PIANO

<top>

MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUMENTS

WoO  PROCESSIONAL AND RECESSIONAL for Organ (1962)
(9') C. F. Peters

Op. 100  SUITE for Harpsichord (1966) (8')
C. F. Peters

WoO   PARTITA for Accordion (1961)  (6')
Pagani

WoO      TZIGANE for Accordion (1966)  (2' 30")
Pietro Deiro

WoO      INVENTION for Accordion (1967)  (3' 30")
Pagani

WoO  4 CAPRICES DIATONIQUES for Harp or Celtic Harp (1973) (4')
Belaieff

WoO  VALSE ORIENTALE for Piano, Flute, Xylophone, and Strings (ca. 1943) (ca. 6')
Manuscript

Op. 86  CONCERTO for Harmonica and Orchestra (1953) (28')
Arranged for harmonica and piano by the composer
AMP
For original see SOLO INSTRUMENTS AND ORCHESTRA 

<top>

PERCUSSION

Op. 58  SONATINA for Timpani and Piano (1939) (6')
Boosey & Hawkes
For composer’s timpani and Orchestra version see SOLO INSTRUMENTS AND ORCHESTRA;
for composer’s timpani and band version see BAND

Op. 38  PRELUDES (1925-26) From THE WELL-TEMPERED CELLO, Op. 38 
Arranged by the composer: Nos. 2 & 4 for cello and percussion
Durand
For original version see CELLO SOLO, CELLO AND PIANO etc.

(Op. 42)  SCHERZO for Percussion Ensemble from SYMPHONY NO. 1, Op. 42 (1927) (3')-see also ORCHESTRA
Theo. Presser

<top>

CHORAL WORKS
Op. 102   MASS for 3 equal voices (a cappella) (2 Sopranos & Alto) (1966) (5' 30") (English)
C. F. Peters

Op. 103  6 LITURGICAL CHANTS for Mixed Chorus (a cappella) (1967)  
1)  Cherubim Song        (4' 20")  
2)  O My God          (4' 15")  
3)  Light So Tender      (3' 15")  
4)  Prayer To The Holy Spirit (1' 15")  
5)  Transfiguration      (2' 45")  
6)  Alleluia             (3' 15")
C. F. Peters

Op. 104  4 RUSSIAN FOLKSONGS for Mixed Chorus (a cappella) (1967)  
1)  Hills                 (3' 20")  
2)  Shali-Vali               (1' 30")  
3)  Complaint              (4' 10")  
4)  Nonsense Song      (1' 05")
C. F. Peters   

<top>

VOICE AND PIANO
WoO  A CONTENTED MAN (Turgenev) for Bass and Piano (1918) (2') (Russian, German, English)
Belaieff
Op. 15  6 MÉLODIES (Gorodezki) for Soprano or Tenor and Piano (1921) (10') (French by Andre G. Block)
Durand
Op. 16  8 MELODIES (Gorodezki) for Soprano or Tenor and Piano (1918–22) (13') (French by Andre G. Block)
Heugel-Leduc
Op. 17  HALTES (Stops) (Gorodezki) for Soprano or Tenor and piano (1918–22) (13') (French by Guillot de Saix)
Heugel-Leduc
Op. posth. STUDIE (Study) for Soprano or Tenor and Piano (1927) (1') (Former title: VOCALISE-ÉTUDE)  
Belaieff  
For flute-piano version see WOODWINDS etc.

Op. 68  2 MELODIES (Tran Van Tung) for Soprano or Tenor and Piano (1946) (5')
Durand

WoO  2 SONGS for Soprano or Tenor and Piano (Margaret Tuck) (1945) (2')
Belaieff

Op. 71  7 SONGS ON CHINESE POEMS for Soprano or Tenor and Piano (1945) (12') (Chinese, Russian, English)
Belaieff
Op. 95  CYCLE OF 7 CHINESE FOLKSONGS for Bass or Other Voices and Piano (Chinese) (English by Robert Mok) (1962) (15')
Belaieff
WoO     L’ÉCOLIER PARESSEUX (The Lazy Scholar)  Folksong for Voice and Piano (ca. 1947) (2') (French and English by C.K. Sie)
Manuscript
WoO     J’AVAIS MAL... (I was sick...) Folksong for Voice and Piano(ca. 1947) (2') (French by C.K. Sie)
Manuscript

WoO  EIN KLEINES LIED (A Little Song) for Soprano or Tenor and Piano (Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach) (German) (ca. 1970) (1')
Manuscript 

<top>

MUSIC FOR THEATRE

KING LEAR (Shakespeare) (1950)
Manuscript

BLOOD WEDDING (Garcia-Lorca) (1951)
Manuscript

FENELON  (1951)
Manuscript   

<top>

MUSIC FOR FILM AND TELEVISION

THE UNKNOWN INDIA (1936)
Éclair Journal

SWAN LAKE (1948)
Éclair Journal

THE CADETS’ BALL (1948)
Éclair Journal   

CRISIS IN SUEZ (1961)
CBS 20th Century TV

CATCH THE GRAF SPEE (1962)
CBS 20th Century TV

RETREAT FROM ARNHEIM (1962)
CBS 20th Century TV

ATTACK ON SINGAPORE (1963)
CBS 20th Century TV   

<top>

REVISIONS/EDITIONS OF PIANO WORKS

J. BECKEL: THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG (Revised 1939) (9')
Hinrichsen-C.F. Peters

GLINKA: PIECES FOR PIANO (Revised 1941)
Durand

BORODIN: SCHERZO (Revised 1954)
Hinrichsen-C. F. Peters

BORODIN, CUI, LIADOV, RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, LISZT, STCHER­BACHEV, “PARAPHRASEN ÜBER EIN KINDERTHEMA”
(Paraphrases on a Children’s Theme [i. e., “Chopsticks”]) For Piano duet, 4 hands (revised 1955)
Belaieff

TCHAIKOVSKY: SONATA IN G MAJOR, Op. 37 (New edition, revised and corrected, 1959)
Rahter 

<top>

REVISIONS/EDITIONS OF CHORAL WORKS

GLINKA:  CHERUMBIM SONG (revised 1954)
Summy-Birchard, Warner Bros.

BORTNIANSKY:  CHERUBIM SONG NO. 7 in D Major (Revised 1954)
Summy-Birchard, Warner Bros. ss

TCHAIKOVSKY:  CHERUBIM SONG (Revised 1954)
Summy-Birchard, Warner Bros.

HANDEL:  ALLELUIA from JUDAS MACCABAEUS (Revised 1954)
Summy-Birchard, Warner Bros.

MOZART:  ADORAMUS TE, CHRISTE (Revised 1954)
Summy-Birchard, Warner Bros.   

<top>

PUBLICATIONS BY A. TCHEREPNIN
“Collection A. Tcherepnin”:  Modern Japanese Piano, Vocal and Orchestral Music, Modern Chinese Piano Music
Distributors: Shawnee Press
Universal  
BOOKS BY A. TCHEREPNIN

RUSSISCHE MUSIK-ANTHOLOGIE. 80 Beispiele vom Ursprung bis zum Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts (Anthology of Russian Music.  80 Examples from the Origins to Beginning of the 19th Century) (Written in 1937) Published in 1965
Belaieff

<top>


Site design by Jayne West

All rights reserved