Composer

Robert Schumann

1810–1856

5,066 works in the index

Born: 1810
Died: 1856
Birthplace: Zwickau
Citizenship / historical state: Kingdom of Saxony
Period (estimated from birth year): Romantic

Biography

Schumann wrote in concentrated bursts — a year of songs, a year of chamber music — and the catalogue reflects that clustering. The piano cycles and the songs are what most people come for.

Album für die Jugend is the rare case of a great composer writing genuinely well for beginners, and it remains one of the best first books of real repertoire. Kinderszenen is harder than its title suggests but within reach of an intermediate player; Carnaval, Kreisleriana and the Fantasie are advanced.

His songs, especially Dichterliebe and the Liederkreis settings, sit alongside Schubert's at the centre of the German song repertoire and are published in the usual high, medium and low editions.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments: Piano, Voice, violin, Low Voice, Clarinet
Genres represented: Classical, Jazz, pop, Pop, Children
Works with composition dates: 177 of 5,066

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 26 of 106

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
Work	Year composed	Catalogue / opus	Key in title	Listed instruments	Genre	Editions
Six Impromptus, 'Bilder aus Osten' ('Pictures from the East') op. 66, no. 4 in B-flat minor	—	op. 66, no. 4	B-flat minor	Piano	Classical	1
'Kinderball' ('Children's Ball'), '6 Easy Dance Pieces,' op. 130, no. 3: 'Menuett'	—	op. 130, no. 3	—	Piano	Classical	3
VII. Molto Presto	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, op. 63	—	op. 63	D minor	Piano, Cello	Classical	3
Lotus Flower	—	—	—	Piano, Clarinet, Low Voice	Classical	5
Ring on my Finger	—	—	—	Piano, Clarinet	Classical	3
7. Ein Stuckchen von Mozart (Arie der Zerline aus "Don Giovanni") fur Klavier bearbeitet von Schumann	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
16. Kinder-Sonate G-dur, op. 118/1 (aus "Drei Klavier-Sonaten fur die Jugend"): Allegro / Thema mit Variationen / Puppen-Wiegenlied / Rondoletto	—	op. 118/1	—	Piano	Classical	3
Estrella (The Star)	—	—	—	Piano, Harp, Timpani, percussion	Classical	3
From A Foreign Land	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Little Hunting Song	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
Memo To Paganini	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Roadside Inn (Op.15)	—	Op.15	—	Piano	Classical	3
Eintritt (Waldszenen)	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
By The Fountain	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Croatian March	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
12 Stucke fur Klavier zu 4 Handen op. 85 (1849)	—	op. 85	—	Piano	Classical	3
"Friendly Landscape (Freundliche Landschaft), Op. 82 No. 5"	—	Op. 82 No. 5	—	Piano	Classical	3
"The Inn (Herberge), Op. 82 No. 6"	—	Op. 82 No. 6	—	Piano	Classical	3
Solitary Flowers (Einsame Blumen)	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Album fur die Jugend / Album for the Young, op. 68	—	op. 68	—	Piano	Classical	4
7. Jagerliedchen / Little Hunting Song	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	4
16. Erster Verlust / First Loss	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Haschemann / Catch Me if you Can	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
11. Furchtenmachen / Frightening	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
16. Schlummerlied / Slumber Song	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Fantasiestucke / Fantasy Pieces, op. 12	—	op. 12	—	Piano	Classical	3
Twelve Pieces, Op. 85	—	Op. 85	—	Piano	Classical	3
Gigue	—	—	—	Piano, harpsichord	Classical	2
Andantino	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	4
Frere Jacques	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	3
"The Poor Orphan Child from Album for the Young, Op. 68"	—	Op. 68	—	Flute	—	3
Phantasiestucke, op. 73: 3. 'Rasch und mit Feuer'	—	op. 73	—	Clarinet	Classical	2
3 Romanzen, op. 94: 1. 'Nicht schnell'	—	op. 94	—	Piano, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet	Classical	6
When Johnny Comes Marching Home	—	—	—	Clarinet	Classical	3
The Wild Horsemen (Duet)	—	—	—	Clarinet	Classical	3
Blessed Be the Name	—	—	—	Clarinet	Classical	2
Londonderry Air	—	—	—	Clarinet	Classical	2
Funeral March	—	—	—	Clarinet	Classical	3
Blue Bells of Scotland	—	—	—	Clarinet	Classical	3
Danse Trepak	—	—	—	Clarinet	Classical	3
American Medley	—	—	—	Clarinet	Classical	2
Counting	—	—	—	Clarinet	Classical	3
Trallerliedchen	—	—	—	Cello, violin, Viola	Classical	2
Jagerliedchen	—	—	—	Cello, violin, Viola	Classical	3
Erster Verlust	—	—	—	Cello, violin, Viola	Classical	3
5) Von fremden Landern und Menschen ("Of Foreign Lands and Peoples"), from Kinderszenen, op. 15	—	op. 15	—	Cello	Classical	3
3. Arlequin	—	—	—	Piano, Harp, Timpani, percussion	Classical	3

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 7575259. Portrait: Williamtosun, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.