Чайковский, П. И. Спящая красавица. Попурри : Для духового оркестра. / Аранжировка А. Клейнеке. Партитура.
Москва : Государственное издательство, Музыкальный сектор (Госиздат), 1929.
71 с. Мягкая издательская обложка, энциклопедический формат. Тираж 200 экз.
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Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich. The Sleeping Beauty. Potpourri : For wind orchestra. / Arranged by A. Klejneke. Score.
Moscow : State Publishing House, Music Sector (Gosizdat), 1929.
71 pp. Soft publisher's cover, pride format. Print run: 200 copies. In Russian.
This 1929 musical edition is a rare and specialized artifact of early Soviet musical life, featuring a full score of a potpourri based on Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Sleeping Beauty (Op. 66). Published by the Music Sector of Gosizdat, the volume represents the state’s efforts to adapt classical masterworks for broader public accessibility, specifically through the medium of the wind orchestra—a staple of Soviet military, civic, and park performances during the 1920s. This edition is a score of a potpourri based on themes from the ballet The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), arranged for wind orchestra by A. Klejneke. The ballet, composed in 1888–1889 (Op. 66), is based on Charles Perrault's fairy tale and is one of Tchaikovsky's masterpieces, known for its rich orchestration and melodic expressiveness. The potpourri features selected excerpts from the ballet, adapted for wind orchestra performance, suitable for military or civilian wind ensembles.
The arrangement was crafted by A. Klejneke (Kleinecke), a skilled orchestrator who specialized in translating the lush, string-heavy textures of Tchaikovsky into the bold, resonant colors of brass and woodwinds. The score skillfully manages the transition of the delicate Rose Adagio and the famous Waltz into the register of wind instruments, ensuring that the melodic integrity and dramatic drive of the original ballet remain intact. Such potpourris served as essential repertoire for the thousands of brass bands that performed in public squares across the USSR, bringing Tchaikovsky's music to the masses.
With an extremely limited print run of only 200 copies, this score was intended for professional conductors and regimental libraries, making it a significant bibliographical rarity today. It captures a moment in Soviet cultural history where the "high art" of the Imperial era was being re-tooled for the sonic environment of the new state. For musicologists, conductors of wind ensembles, and collectors of Tchaikovskyana, this 1929 Gosizdat edition is an invaluable document of musical adaptation and history.