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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 27 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
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
18. Aveu — —— Piano, Harp, Timpani, percussionClassical 3
Revery — —— Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, TubaClassical 3
Symphony #1, Op. 38, In Bb Major (Spring) — Op. 38B-flat major HornClassical 3
Symphony #3, Op. 97 (Rhenish) — Op. 97— HornClassical 3
Melancholy — —— GuitarClassical 3
The Ring Op 42 No 4 — Op 42 No 4— —Classical 6
I Can Not, Dare Not Believe It — —— —Classical 2
Sweet My Friend, Thou Viewest — —— —Classical 3
O My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose — —— —Classical 4
The Ring — —— —Classical 3
Dear Love, Lay Thy Hand — —— —Classical 4
Love-Thoughts — —— —Classical 5
Poor Peter — —— —Classical 4
Sunday On The Rhine — —— —Classical 5
What Will This Tear So Lonely? — —— —Classical 4
Whene'er Thine Eyes I Gaze Upon — —— —Classical 5
Jagerlied, Op. 59 no. 3 - c-Moll/C minor — Op. 59 no. 3— ChoirClassical 2
Lebhaft (Davidsbundler) — —— PianoClassical 3
Theme In E Flat Major — —E-Flat major PianoClassical 4
Theme With Variations (Sonata For The Young) — —— PianoClassical 4
Allegro h-Moll op. 8 RSA III/1/2 (Leipzig, 1831/1832) — op. 8— PianoClassical 3
Intermezzi op. 4 RSA III/I/1 (Leipzig, April bis Juli 1832): Nr. 1 - A-Dur op. 4 Nr. 1 — op. 4; op. 4 Nr. 1— PianoClassical 3
Intermezzi op. 4 RSA III/I/1 (Leipzig, April bis Juli 1832): Nr. 5 - d-Moll op. 4 Nr. 5 — op. 4; op. 4 Nr. 5— PianoClassical 3
Intermezzi op. 4 RSA III/I/1 (Leipzig, April bis Juli 1832): Nr. 6 - h-Moll op. 4 Nr. 6 — op. 4; op. 4 Nr. 6— PianoClassical 3
Papillons op. 2 RSA III/1/1 (Heidelberg und Leipzig, 1829 - Januar 1832): Nr. 2 - Es-Dur op. 2 Nr. 2 — op. 2; op. 2 Nr. 2— PianoClassical 3
Papillons op. 2 RSA III/1/1 (Heidelberg und Leipzig, 1829 - Januar 1832): Nr. 7 - f-Moll op. 2 Nr. 7 — op. 2; op. 2 Nr. 7— PianoClassical 3
Puzzle (Rebus) — —— PianoClassical 3
Presto op. posth. (als Finale in op. 22) — op. 22— PianoClassical 3
Crickets, Op.12 #4 — Op.12— PianoClassical 3
Entrance, Op.82 #1 — Op.82— PianoClassical 4
The Departure, Op.82 #9 — Op.82— PianoClassical 4
Prelude, Op.99 #10 — Op.99— PianoClassical 4
Novellette,Op.99#9 — Op.99— PianoClassical 4
Reverie, No. 7, Fa Majeur — —— PianoClassical 3
Marche militaire, No. 2, Sol Majeur — —— PianoClassical 5
Albumblatter op. 124 RSA III/1/6 (Leipzig, Wien und Dusseldorf, 1832 - 1853): Nr. 18 - Botschaft — op. 124— —Classical 3
Albumblatter op. 124 RSA III/1/6 (Leipzig, Wien und Dusseldorf, 1832 - 1853): Nr. 20 - Canon — op. 124— —Classical 3
Albumblatter op. 124 RSA III/1/6 (Leipzig, Wien und Dusseldorf, 1832 - 1853): Nr. 8 - Leid ohne Ende — op. 124— —Classical 1
Bunte Blatter op. 99 RA III/1/6 (Leipzig, Wien und Dresden, 1834 - 1849) - Albumblatter: Nr. 11 - Geschwindmarsch — op. 99— —Classical 3
Bunte Blatter op. 99 RA III/1/6 (Leipzig, Wien und Dresden, 1834 - 1849) - Drei Stucklein: Nr. 2 - [Sehr rasch] — op. 99— —Classical 3
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 11 - Sizilianisch — op. 68— —Classical 3
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 13 - Mai, lieber Mai, bald bist du wieder da! — op. 68— —Classical 3
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 15 - Fruhlingsgesang — op. 68— —Classical 2
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 16 - Erster Verlust — op. 68— —Classical 3
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 18 - Schnitterliedchen — op. 68— —Classical 3
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 2 - Soldatenmarsch — op. 68— —Classical 2
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 20 - Landliches Lied — op. 68— —Classical 3
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 24 - Ernteliedchen — op. 68— —Classical 2

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.