In the bourgeoisie of the 19th and early 20th centuries, there was a high demand of arrangements of well-known works from opera and the concert stages for piano solo or piano four hands, as one could perform with these compositions and enjoy them at any time.

Thus, four movements (Scherzo, Intermezzo, Notturno and Wedding March) from the music for Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream were published almost simultaneously with the orchestra score in an arrangement for piano four hands.

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