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	The theatrical. musical and artistic journal ''Artist'' was first published in September 1889 in [[Moscow]]. The editor of the journal wanted to gather contributions from writers, dramatists, composers and artists, and so he turned to Tchaikovsky, whose reputation at this time was held in high esteem both in Russia and abroad. Tchaikovsky promised to write a piece in time for the first edition of the journal, notwithstanding his arduous task of completing the ballet ''[[The Sleeping Beauty]]''.		The theatrical. musical and artistic journal ''Artist'' was first published in September 1889 in [[Moscow]]. The editor of the journal wanted to gather contributions from writers, dramatists, composers and artists, and so he turned to Tchaikovsky, whose reputation at this time was held in high esteem both in Russia and abroad. Tchaikovsky promised to write a piece in time for the first edition of the journal, notwithstanding his arduous task of completing the ballet ''[[The Sleeping Beauty]]''.

	Among his surviving correspondence are two letters from the composer to the music critic [[Semyon Kruglikov]], editor of the musical section of the journal ''Artist'', concerning the ''Valse-Scherzo'': "I shall certainly write a little piece or romance, and it will be with the editor no later than 15th August {{OS}}, but I cannot vouch for its quality, because I am terribly worn out from urgent work (scoring a ballet). I urge you to take on the proofreading yourself." <ref name="note2"/>, and on 16/28 August he wrote: "I hope very much that you will like your piece!!!" <ref name="note3"/>. [[Kruglikov]] thanked Tchaikovsky for having sent the composition so promptly, and for supporting the journal: "It will truly enhance the book, and doubly so since it bears your name, besides which... the whole thing is charming, graceful and elegant" <ref name="note4"/>.		Among his surviving correspondence are two letters from the composer to the music critic [[Semyon Kruglikov]], editor of the musical section of the journal ''Artist'', concerning the ''Valse-Scherzo'': "I shall certainly write a little piece or romance, and it will be with the editor no later than 15th August {{OS}}, but I cannot vouch for its quality, because I am terribly worn out from urgent work (scoring a ballet). I urge you to take on the proofreading yourself" <ref name="note2"/>, and on 16/28 August he wrote: "I hope very much that you will like your piece!!!" <ref name="note3"/>. [[Kruglikov]] thanked Tchaikovsky for having sent the composition so promptly, and for supporting the journal: "It will truly enhance the book, and doubly so since it bears your name, besides which... the whole thing is charming, graceful and elegant" <ref name="note4"/>.

	==Publication==		==Publication==
	The ''Valse-Scherzo'' was first published in September 1889 in the first issue of the journal ''Artist'', and was reprinted independently by [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] in 1894. It appeared in volume 53 of Tchaikovsky's ''[[Complete Collected Works]]'' (1949), edited by Anatoly Drozdov.		The ''Valse-Scherzo'' was first published in September 1889 in the first issue of the journal ''Artist'', and was reprinted independently by [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] in 1894. It appeared in volume 53 of Tchaikovsky's ''[[Complete Collected Works]]'' (1949), edited by Anatoly Drozdov.

	==Autographs==		==Autographs==

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Tchaikovsky's '''''Valse-Scherzo''''' in A major for solo piano, ([[TH]] 146 ; [[ČW]] 183) <ref name="note1"/>, was written in the summer of 1889. It is sometimes known (unofficially) as ''Valse-Scherzo No. 2'', to differentiate it from the earlier ''[[Valse-Scherzo, Op. 7|Valse-Scherzo]]'', Op. 7, in the same key, written in 1870.

==Movements and Duration==
There is one movement: Allegro in tempo di Valse (A major, 124 bars), lasting around 2 minutes in performance.

==Composition==
The theatrical. musical and artistic journal ''Artist'' was first published in September 1889 in [[Moscow]]. The editor of the journal wanted to gather contributions from writers, dramatists, composers and artists, and so he turned to Tchaikovsky, whose reputation at this time was held in high esteem both in Russia and abroad. Tchaikovsky promised to write a piece in time for the first edition of the journal, notwithstanding his arduous task of completing the ballet ''[[The Sleeping Beauty]]''.

Among his surviving correspondence are two letters from the composer to the music critic [[Semyon Kruglikov]], editor of the musical section of the journal ''Artist'', concerning the ''Valse-Scherzo'': "I shall certainly write a little piece or romance, and it will be with the editor no later than 15th August {{OS}}, but I cannot vouch for its quality, because I am terribly worn out from urgent work (scoring a ballet). I urge you to take on the proofreading yourself." <ref name="note2"/>, and on 16/28 August he wrote: "I hope very much that you will like your piece!!!" <ref name="note3"/>. [[Kruglikov]] thanked Tchaikovsky for having sent the composition so promptly, and for supporting the journal: "It will truly enhance the book, and doubly so since it bears your name, besides which... the whole thing is charming, graceful and elegant" <ref name="note4"/>.

==Publication==
The ''Valse-Scherzo'' was first published in September 1889 in the first issue of the journal ''Artist'', and was reprinted independently by [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] in 1894. It appeared in volume 53 of Tchaikovsky's ''[[Complete Collected Works]]'' (1949), edited by Anatoly Drozdov.

==Autographs==
The whereabouts of Tchaikovsky's manuscript score are unknown.

==Recordings==
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==External Links==
* {{imslpscore|Valse-Scherzo,_TH_146_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr)|Valse-Scherzo, TH 146}}

==Notes and References==
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<ref name="note1">Entitled ''Waltz-Scherzo'' in [[ČW]].</ref>
<ref name="note2">[[Letter 3906]] to [[Semyon Kruglikov]], 22 July/3 August 1889.</ref>
<ref name="note3">[[Letter 3922]] to [[Semyon Kruglikov]], 16/28 August 1889.</ref>
<ref name="note4">Letter from [[Semyon Kruglikov]] to Tchaikovsky, 10/22 August 1889 — [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive.</ref>
</references>
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