xiacomo Puccini ‘risantemi e Tre Minuetti er quartetto ad archi urysanthemums and ‘Three Minuets > String Quartet titura e parti - Score and parts - Partitur und Stimmen RICORDIeet con gran scan al Conse ate per Ia morte ef Amedeo Savoia» Te sunt ony ano in rine coal Duerusion erga delle prime eine peri Tre Minett viene eeguita la PREFACE Giacomo, Puccini wrote Cheysanthesums and Three Minuets for String Quartet in the first period of bis activity, and tbese compositions were among the first of bis to be ‘Chiysanthemums was dedicated to “the memory of Amadeo di Savoia, Duke of ox between January and February of 1890. In a "a, Chrysanthemums, a. composition for quartet, which lax) and in Brescia. I wrote ‘one might forthe death ree Minuet for i Borbone, le ol Cag Thy wre Tn 1898, Heugel of Peis reprint adso Ricndt in 1901. The second mint wos probably es pera Manca, The ime ofthese composit siderably well known, Chaysanthemoms ir undou very personal expresiivene ‘movement, baving a prevaler ing. The two main themes the most original of these four comy already cheracterized i. ar tonality and characterized by Jouod in the lazt act of bit Mo Minuets are more modest stylistic diverimentos, in a fencful reconstruction of the style of tbe 18tb Century, such asthe type evoked in tbe dancing lesson, ix Manon, and the gavotte in Tosca The four compositions are published in chronological order. The Thece Minuets are numbered as they soere oviinaly in the first editiondet Manon Lescaut wieder. Die ache Divertissements im Zeichen einer phantatischen te des 16. Jhd. — ihalich der Tanestunde in Menor und pononen werden i conocer Rehenfle neu veo. Fe de Dri ‘inl de Ongiinummerang ersten Apts OcalaINDICE - CONTENTS - INHALT Crisentemi - Chrysanthemums - Crysanthemen 1° Minuetto - Ist Minuet - 1. Minuett 2 Minuetto - 2nd Minuet - 2. Minuett 3° Minueto - 37d Alnues - 3. Minuet 1 © Copnight 1987 by ©. RICORDI & C. spa. - Milzno ANNO 1987 a iservati «All rights reserved Printed in TayCrisantemifit a === 2 = ~ — —e nas > loft = bs a : P Fis vee Pca = a _. —_ UE o — | 7 perdendost | : i | & J = ve : ~ =] = ay ES FS Se Sree . Fi = = a ee | ees an oy yk = : a Se ee Sa SeMinuetto n. 20 4"= ——. — Ss = oe = cone a 5 Fe eve SS SSS eee ‘ SSS SS) SS eee Fee == = SSz | Be) Se = | = | ee fn = = a = i]Minuetto n. 3tf tensee teteten. eam : A= I t= = See eee = SSS ae = fee tee Ge fe