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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 28 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
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 25 - Nachklange aus dem Theater — op. 68— —Classical 3
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 27 - Kanonisches Liedchen — op. 68— —Classical 3
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 29 - Fremder Mann — op. 68— —Classical 2
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 3 - Trallerliedchen — op. 68— —Classical 3
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 31 - Kriegslied — op. 68— —Classical 3
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 34 - Thema — op. 68— —Classical 3
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 38 - Winterszeit I — op. 68— —Classical 2
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 39 - Winterszeit II — op. 68— —Classical 3
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 42 - Figurierter Choral — op. 68— —Classical 2
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 43 - Sylvesterlied — op. 68— —Classical 3
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 8 - Wilder Reiter — op. 68— —Classical 2
Waldszenen op. 82 RSA III/1/6 (Dresden, 1848/1849): Nr. 6 - Herberge — op. 82— —Classical 2
Phantasiestucke op. 12 RSA III/1/2 (Leipzig, vor Ende Juli 1837): Nr. 8 - Ende vom Lied — op. 12— —Classical 2
Phantasiestucke op. 12 RSA III/1/2 (Leipzig, vor Ende Juli 1837): Nr. 7 - Traumes Wirren — op. 12— —Classical 1
Phantasiestucke op. 12 RSA III/1/2 (Leipzig, vor Ende Juli 1837): Nr. 2 - Aufschwung — op. 12— —Classical 1
Davidsbundlertanze op. 6 RSA/1/1 (Leipzig, 1837) - Heft 2: Nr. 9 - C-Dur [Nicht schnell] — op. 6— —Classical 3
Davidsbundlertanze op. 6 RSA/1/1 (Leipzig, 1837) - Heft 2: Nr. 6 - B-Dur [Frisch] — op. 6— —Classical 3
Davidsbundlertanze op. 6 RSA/1/1 (Leipzig, 1837) - Heft 2: Nr. 4 - h-Moll [Wild und lustig] — op. 6— —Classical 3
Davidsbundlertanze op. 6 RSA/1/1 (Leipzig, 1837) - Heft 1: Nr. 5 - D-Dur [Einfach] — op. 6— —Classical 3
Davidsbundlertanze op. 6 RSA/1/1 (Leipzig, 1837) - Heft 1: Nr. 1 - G-Dur [Lebhaft] — op. 6— —Classical 2
Carnaval op. 9 RSA III/1/2 (Zwickau und Leipzig, Winter 1834/1835): Nr. 20 - Pause — op. 9— —Classical 2
Carnaval op. 9 RSA III/1/2 (Zwickau und Leipzig, Winter 1834/1835): Nr. 16 - Valse allemande — op. 9— —Classical 2
Carnaval op. 9 RSA III/1/2 (Zwickau und Leipzig, Winter 1834/1835): Nr. 11 - Chiarina — op. 9— —Classical 2
"Albumblatter No. 1 (Ziemlich langsam): No. 4 from 'Bunte Blatter', Op. 99" — Op. 99— —Classical 3
"Elfe: No. 17 from 'Albumblatter', Op. 124" — Op. 124— PianoClassical 4
"Landler: No. 7 from 'Albumblatter', Op. 124" — Op. 124— PianoClassical 3
"Leides Ahnung (Foreboding of Sorrow): No. 2 from 'Albumblatter', Op. 124" — Op. 124— —Classical 2
"Phantasiestuck (Fantastic Piece): No. 19 from 'Albumblatter', Op. 124" — Op. 124— —Classical 3
"Phantasietanz (Fantastic Dance): No. 5 from 'Albumblatter', Op. 124" — Op. 124— —Classical 3
"Wiegenliedchen (Cradle Song): No. 6 from 'Albumblatter', Op. 124" — Op. 124— —Classical 3
Sonate fur Klavier op. 118 Nr. 2 (1853) (in Erinnerung an Elise) — op. 118 Nr. 2— —Classical 2
Easy four handed Piano Piece, Op. 85 — Op. 85— PianoClassical 3
Slumber Song — —— Piano, AltoClassical 4
Vanitas Vanitatum — —— —Classical 4
Sonate Nr. 1 fis-Moll op. 11 RSA III/1/2 Performed by Robert Schumann — op. 11— PianoClassical 3
RING, THE OP 42 NO 4 — OP 42 NO 4— Voice— 4
Wild Rider from 'Album from the Young' — —— Double BassClassical 3
Schumann: IX. Das ist ein Fl — —— VoiceClassical 3
Sketch — —— OrganClassical 3
"The Horseman , Op. 68 No. 23" Performed by Robert Schumann — Op. 68 No. 23— Piano, OrganClassical 3
"Scheherazade , Op. 68 No. 32" Performed by Robert Schumann — Op. 68 No. 32— PianoClassical 3
"Of Foreign Lands and People , Op. 15 No. 1" Performed by Robert Schumann — Op. 15 No. 1— PianoClassical 3
"The Poor Orphan , Op. 68 No. 6" Performed by Robert Schumann — Op. 68 No. 6— PianoClassical 3
In Meeres Mitten, Op. 91 no. 6 - a-Moll/A minor — Op. 91 no. 6— ChoirClassical 3
The Little Rough Rider — —— PianoClassical 2
Scenes of Childhood, Op. 15, No. 4: Entreating Child — Op. 15, No. 4— —Classical 2
Studies for the Pedal Piano, 6 pieces in canon form, Op. 56 - No. 5 in B Minor — Op. 56B minor —Classical 2
Dein Angesicht - No. 2 from "Five Lieder and Songs" Op. 127 - Violin — Op. 127— Piano, violinClassical 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.