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Composer

Robert Schumann

German composer, pianist and critic (1810–1856)

1810–1856

5,066 works in the index

Born
1810
Died
1856
Birthplace
Zwickau
Place of death
Endenich
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.

Life and musical career

Occupations
composer; pianist; music critic; conductor; musicologist; music educator; writer; art historian; art critic
Education
Leipzig University; Heidelberg University; University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
Teachers
Friedrich Wieck; Heinrich Dorn; Johann Gottfried Kuntsch
Career institutions / employers
University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
Recorded memberships
Leipzig Fraternity Germania
Instruments played
piano
Notable works
Symphony No. 1; Symphony No. 2; Symphony No. 3; Kinderszenen
Languages used
German
VIAF ID
7575259
ISNI
0000000120955419
GND ID
118611666
Library of Congress ID
n50000565
MusicBrainz ID
3cd3882c-00f8-4362-a0c2-ad89ed248533

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

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 44 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
Album for the Young. No. 15. Spring Song — —— —Classical 1
Schumann: Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 53 — Op. 53D minor —Classical 2
Schumann: Trio No. 2 in F Major, Op. 80 — Op. 80F major —Classical 2
Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op.54, theme from the 1st Movement — Op.54A minor PianoClassical 1
Impromptus on a Theme by Clara Wieck, Op. 5, No. 02 — Op. 5, No. 02— —— 0
Impromptus on a Theme by Clara Wieck, Op. 5, No. 05 — Op. 5, No. 05— —— 0
Studies on Caprices by Paganini, Op. 3, No. 3 — Op. 3, No. 3— —— 0
Impromptus on a Theme by Clara Wieck, Op. 5, No. 04 — Op. 5, No. 04— —— 0
Impromptus on a Theme by Clara Wieck, Op. 5, No. 06 — Op. 5, No. 06— —— 0
Impromptus on a Theme by Clara Wieck, Op. 5, No. 01 — Op. 5, No. 01— —— 0
Impromptus on a Theme by Clara Wieck, Op. 5, No. 03 — Op. 5, No. 03— —— 0
Impromptus on a Theme by Clara Wieck, Op. 5, No. 08 — Op. 5, No. 08— —— 0
Impromptus on a Theme by Clara Wieck, Op. 5, No. 09 — Op. 5, No. 09— —— 0
Impromptus on a Theme by Clara Wieck, Op. 5, No. 07 — Op. 5, No. 07— —— 0
Impromptus on a Theme by Clara Wieck, Op. 5, No. 10 — Op. 5, No. 10— —— 0
Six Concert Etudes on Caprices by Paganini, Op. 10, No. 1 — Op. 10, No. 1— —— 0
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 11, Movt. 2 — Op. 11F-sharp minor —— 0
Minnespiel, Op. 101: No. 8, So wahr die Sonne scheinet — Op. 101— Piano, Voice— 0
Six Intermezzos, Op. 4, No. 4 — Op. 4, No. 4— —— 0
Mondnacht Op.39 No. 5 — Op.39 No. 5— Piano— 0
Golden Dreams Op.15 No. 7 — Op.15 No. 7— Piano, Cello, violin— 0
Evening Song Op.85 No.12 — Op.85 No.12— Piano, Cello, violin— 0
Muttertraum Op.40 No. 2 — Op.40 No. 2— Piano— 0
Der Spielmann Op.40 No. 4 — Op.40 No. 4— Piano— 0
Mignon: Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt Op.98a No. 3 — Op.98a No. 3— Piano— 0
Mignon: Heiss mich nicht reden Op.98a No. 5 — Op.98a No. 5— Piano— 0
Suite No. 2 from "Album for the Young" — —— —— 1
Fugue No. 1 in Bb Major — —B-flat major —— 1
Konzertstück (Introduction and Allegro appassionato) in G major, op. 92 — op. 92G major —Classical 1
Ritornelle in canonischen Weisen, op. 65: Nr. 1. Die Rose stand im Tau — op. 65— —Classical 1
Allegro, op. 8 — op. 8— —Classical 2
3 Fantasiestücke Op.111 — Op.111— PianoClassical 1
6 Fugues on B.A.C.H. for organ or pedal-flugel op.60 1845 (manuscript dating of each fugue)IMSLP op.60— —Classical 1
Gedichte aus 'Liebesfrühling', Op.37 1840IMSLP Op.37— voice pianoClassical 1
Julius Caesar Ouverture, Op.128 1851IMSLP Op.128— —Classical 1
7 Klavierstücke in Fughettenform Op.126 — Op.126— PianoClassical 1
Lieder und Gesänge, Vol.I, Op.27 1840IMSLP Op.27— voice pianoClassical 1
Lieder und Gesänge, Vol.II, Op.51 1842IMSLP Op.51— voice pianoClassical 1
Liederalbum für die Jugend, Op.79 1849IMSLP Op.79— voice pianoClassical 1
Maerchenerzaehlungen, Op.132 1853 October 9-11IMSLP Op.132— PianoClassical 1
Messe C-Moll, Op. 147 1852, revised 1853IMSLP Op. 147— —Classical 1
Nachtlied von Friedrich Hebbel für Chor und Orchester, Op.108 1849IMSLP Op.108— —Classical 3
Concert für das Pianoforte mit Begleitung des Orchesters, Op. 54 1841-45IMSLP Op. 54— —Classical 1
Schön Hedwig, Op.106 — Op.106— —Classical 1
Soldatenlied 1844IMSLP —— voice pianoClassical 3
Motette - Verzweifle nicht im Schmerzensthal op.93 1850IMSLP op.93— —Classical 1
Vom Pagen und der Königstochter - 4 Balladen von Em. Geibel op.140 1852IMSLP op.140— —Classical 1
3 Zweistimmige Lieder, Op.43 — Op.43— —Classical 1

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.