Gliere Scherzo for Double Bass and Piano

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Gliere Scherzo for Double Bass and Piano

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I have a scan of this work.

Firstly, is it No 2 of "2 Pieces for cb and p Op 9" ? The other is Intermezzo on IMSLP. The work is in F major and starts with two bars (measures) of rest for the db.

Secondly, is it good to upload? It is marked "All rights reserved' and published by MAM, Moscow 1999. However, there is no named arranger or editor.

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It looks like No.2 of Op.9 is a tarantella; I think this is probably Op.32 No.2. It was published by International Music Co. in 1958, edited by Frederick Zimmermann (d.1967) - that edition was also registered and renewed in the US and cannot appear on IMSLP at all. I'm not sure whether it was published before that - I would have guessed there was a Belyayev edition or something, or at least Muzyka might have published it in the 1950s. (Masters also published the piece in what looks like another 'newly revised' edition.) What sort of engraving style is your 1999 edition in? It may be a reprint. (It was not registered at all with the US Copyright Office, which makes me think it might not be a legitimate claim.)
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Re: Gliere Scherzo for Double Bass and Piano

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You are right, a Scherzo belongs to Op.32, first published by Jürgensohn in 1909, and consists of Prelude and Scherzo, see here:
http://musikipac.staatsbibliothek-berli ... 1&cop=:osy

whereas op. 9 consists of Intermezzo and Tarantella
http://musikipac.staatsbibliothek-berli ... 1&cop=:osy
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Re: Gliere Scherzo for Double Bass and Piano

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KGill wrote:What sort of engraving style is your 1999 edition in?
It's a modern typeset.
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In that case, I would refrain from uploading it. If it is in a modern style then it's all the more likely that it really was engraved in 1999; even if there is no original material, IMSLP has a voluntary prohibition on items newer than 25 years old as a courtesy to publishers (except for where we have permission, of course). It will have to wait about 15 years, but in the meantime maybe someone could find an older edition online? :)
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