Copying Smart Playlists to another Music Library??

Can I copy smart playlists from one library to another. I have split off my classical music into a completely separate iTunes Music Library. Do I now need to recreate all the smart forlder or can I somehow transfer or copy them?
Thanks!

van D wrote:
can I somehow transfer or copy them?
you can transfer playlists either by using home sharing or by exporting/importing them.
JGG

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For those who've said that this works, please can you check whether it works for you if the playlist being exported/imported is based on another playlist?
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