Tchaikovsky Research : Menuetto capriccioso (TH 167)

Third movement of the Piano Sonata No. 2 in A♭ major (Op. 39) by Carl Maria von Weber, arranged for orchestra (1863).

Catalogue References	TH 167 ; ČW 337 (as "Movement III of the Second Piano Sonata, Op. 39")
Date	(?)1863 (student work)
Key	A♭ major
Tempo/Section Listing	Presto assai (A♭ major, 204 bars)
Instrumentation	2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets (B♭), 2 Bassoons + 4 Horns (A♭, D♭) + Violins I, Violins II, Violas, Cellos, Double Basses
Autograph Location	Klin: Tchaikovsky House-Museum Archive (a1, No. 133)
First Publication	Moscow: Muzyka, 1967
Average Duration	4 minutes
Notes	The Piano Sonata No. 2 in A♭ major, Op. 39 (J.199) by Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826), was composed and first published in 1816. Tchaikovsky orchestrated only the third movement, marked Menuetto capriccioso
External Links	Internet Music Score Library Project (downloadable score)

History

Made during Tchaikovsky's student years at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. On the first page of the manuscript of the orchestration the composer wrote: "First conservatory work in 1863".