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

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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
Schlummerlied (Slumber Song)	—	—	—	Piano, harpsichord	Classical	7
Walzer	—	—	—	Piano, harpsichord	Classical	5
Wiegenlied (Cradle Song) Schumann	1840IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	10
Rondoletto (Sonata,Op.118#1)	—	Op.118	—	Piano	Classical	9
Knight Rupert, op. 68, no. 12	—	op. 68, no. 12	—	Piano, violin	Classical	8
Armes Waisenkind	—	—	—	Piano, Harp, Guitar, harpsichord, Cello, violin, percussion, Viola	Classical	10
5. Eusebius	1833-35IMSLP	—	—	Piano, Harp, Timpani, percussion	Classical	10
Since Mine Eyes Have Seen Him Op 42 No 1	—	Op 42 No 1	—	—	Classical	11
Lovely Cradle Of My Sorrow	—	—	—	—	Classical	11
"Little Romance (Kleine Romanze), Op. 68 No. 19"	—	Op. 68 No. 19	—	Piano	Classical	8
"Mignon, Op. 68 No. 35"	—	Op. 68 No. 35	—	Piano	Classical	13
"Reaper's Song (Schnitterliedchen), Op. 68 No. 18"	—	Op. 68 No. 18	—	Piano	Classical	9
Album Pages, Op.99	—	Op.99	—	Piano	Classical	9
Little Piece	—	—	—	Piano, Fiddle, Flute, violin	Classical	10
Romance No. 3	1849 (December)IMSLP	—	—	Piano, Oboe, Tuba	Classical	10
Folk Song [Op. 68, No. 9]	—	Op. 68, No. 9	—	Piano	Classical	11
"Sonata in G for the Young, Op. 118 No. 1: 1st movement, Allegro"	1853 JuneIMSLP	Op. 118 No. 1	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	9
Carnaval Op.9	1833-35IMSLP	Op.9	—	Piano	Classical	9
Davidsbündlertänze Op.6	1837?IMSLP	Op.6	—	Piano	Classical	8
Dichterliebe, Op.48	1840, revised 1844IMSLP	Op.48	—	Piano, Voice, voice piano, Low Voice	Classical	9
3 Gedichte, Op.29	1851IMSLP	Op.29	—	voice piano	Classical	8
Gesänge der Frühe Op.133	1853 OctoberIMSLP	Op.133	—	Piano	Classical	8
Die Beiden Grenadiere	—	—	—	Cello, Voice, Low Voice	Classical	13
Mignon	1849Wikidata	—	—	Piano, harpsichord	Classical	14
Piano Concerto in A Minor	—	—	A minor	Piano, Cello, violin, Orchestra, Double Bass, percussion	Classical	8
The Poet Speaks	—	—	—	Piano, harpsichord	Classical	11
Spring Song, Op.68 #15	—	Op.68	—	Piano	Classical	11
Humming Song	—	—	—	Piano, Organ, Flute	Classical	5
Sicilienne	—	—	—	Piano, harpsichord, Flute	Classical	8
Figured Chorale	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	10
Fantasy pieces, op. 12 (Piano solo)	—	op. 12	—	Piano, Clarinet	Classical	8
Lord Speak To Me	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar, Recorder	Classical	7
Strange Lands and People	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	8
5. Haschemann	—	—	—	Piano, Guitar	Classical	6
1. Melodie	—	—	—	Piano, Harp, Organ, Cello, violin, percussion, Viola	Classical	8
"By the Fireside (Am Camin), Op. 15 No. 8"	—	Op. 15 No. 8	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	8
Wintertime (upper 3 parts)	—	—	—	Flute	—	5
The Poor Orphan Child from Album for the Young, Op. 68 #6	—	Op. 68	—	Piano, Organ, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Horn, Clarinet, English Horn, Saxophone, Viola, Tenor	Classical	10
Help Me, Oh Sisters Op 42 No 5	—	Op 42 No 5	—	—	Classical	11
Now for the First Time, Thou Hast Giv'n Me Pain Op 42 No 8	—	Op 42 No 8	—	—	Classical	9
Since Mine Eyes Have Seen Him	—	—	—	—	Classical	8
I Chide Thee Not	—	—	—	—	Classical	9
In The Forest	—	—	—	—	Classical	10
An Die Sterne	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	9
"The Horseman (Reiterstuck), Op. 68 No. 23"	—	Op. 68 No. 23	—	Piano	Classical	8
Hunter In Ambush, Op.82 #2	—	Op.82	—	Piano	Classical	9
Die alte gute Zeit, Op. 55,4 - A-Dur/A major	—	Op. 55	—	Choir	Classical	9
Blumenstuck Des-Dur op. 19 RSA III/I/4 Performed by Robert Schumann	—	op. 19	—	Piano	Classical	7

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.