Scherzo

This is the first edition of the Respighi’s cataloguer, its cataloguing. The parts are undated and are written by an anonymous copyist. The musical contents suggest that this is a juvenile composition of the composer while student at the Bologna Conservatory. The central part of the Scherzo consists of a canon at the octave between the first violin (dux) and the viola (comes) at the distance of a quarter note. Obvious errors made by the copyist have been amended in this edition. Scherzo per quartetto d’archi (P191). The source materials are located at the Biblioteca e Museo della Musica di Bologna (Italy) (MS.RESPIGHI.20.2) and are constituted by the four string parts without any score (first violin, second violin, viola and cello). Elsa Respighi, wife of Ottorino Respighi, attributed the authorship of this piece to her husband, entrusting Potito Pedarra,