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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 52 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
Spanische Liebeslieder, Op. 138, No. 7: Weh, wie zornig ist das Mädchen — Op. 138, No. 7— VoiceClassical 0
Suite from "Album for the Young" - Tuba 1 — —— —Classical 0
Geisternähe, Op. 77, No. 3 — Op. 77, No. 3— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Im Waid, No. 5, Op. 107 — Op. 107— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Schmetterling, No. 2, Op. 79 — Op. 79— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Des Knaben Berglied, No. 8, Op. 79 — Op. 79— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Schneeglöckchen, No. 26, Op. 79 — Op. 79— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Mailied, No. 9, Op. 79 — Op. 79— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Liebhabers Ständchen, Op. 34, No. 2 — Op. 34, No. 2— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Mädchenlieder, Op. 103 — Op. 103— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Lieder-Album für die Jugend, Op. 79 — Op. 79— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Piano Trio No. 1 d minor Op.63 - Score — Op.63— —Classical 0
Piano Trio No. 2 f minor Op.80 - Cello — Op.80— —Classical 0
Elementary 2/1 - Von Fremden Ländern und Menschen - Score — —— Piano, ClarinetClassical 0
John Anderson Op.67 No. 5 - Score — Op.67 No. 5— —Classical 0
Die Fensterscheibe from Sechs Gesänge Op.107 - Violin 2 — Op.107— String QuartetClassical 0
Der Gärtner from Sechs Gesänge Op.107 - Violin 2 — Op.107— String QuartetClassical 0
Die Spinnerin from Sechs Gesänge Op.107 - Violin 2 — Op.107— String QuartetClassical 0
Im Wald from Sechs Gesänge Op.107 - Violin 2 — Op.107— String QuartetClassical 0
Abendlied from Sechs Gesänge Op.107 - Violin 2 — Op.107— String QuartetClassical 0
An Important Event from "Kinderszenen" — —— —Classical 0
Knecht Ruprecht - from Album für die Jugend - Piano — —— —Classical 0
Soldiers march from Album für die Jugend op.66 - Piano — op.66— —Classical 0
Golden Dreams Op.15 No. 7 - Violin — Op.15 No. 7— Piano, violinClassical 0
Evening Song Op.85 No.12. - Cello — Op.85 No.12— Piano, CelloClassical 0
Im Walde - Score — —— —Classical 0
Sommerlied - Score — —— —Classical 0
Das verlassene Mägdlein - Score — —— PianoClassical 0
May, dear May, you´ll soon be here - Piano — —— —Classical 0
Rustic Song - Piano — —— —Classical 0
Harvest Song - Piano — —— —Classical 0
Italian Marinari´s Song - Piano — —— —Classical 0
Soldiers' March - Score — —— —Classical 0
Aus meinen Tränen spriessen Op.48 No. 2 - Score — Op.48 No. 2— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Aus alten Märchen Op.48 No.15 - Score and Parts — Op.48 No.15— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Helft mir, ihr Schwestern Op.42 No. 5 - Score and Parts — Op.42 No. 5— PianoClassical 0
Die Stille Op.39 No. 4 - Score — Op.39 No. 4— PianoClassical 0
In der Fremde Op.39 No. 8 - Score — Op.39 No. 8— PianoClassical 0
Suite No. 2 from "Album for the Young" - Euphonium 2 BC/TC — —— —Classical 0
Album for the Young. Appendix 1. No. 3. The Bear Dance — —— —Classical 0
Album for the Young. Appendix 1. No. 9. A Little Waltz — —— —Classical 0
Album for the Young. No. 6. The Poor Orphan — —— —Classical 0
Scenes From Childhood - Tuba — —— —Classical 0
Horseman - Tuba 1 — —— —Classical 0
Strange Man - From "Album for the Young, Op. 68" - Tuba 1 — Op. 68— —Classical 0
Albumblätter, No. 2: Leides Ahnung — —— —Classical 0
Albumblätter, No. 17: Elfe — —— —Classical 0
Albumblätter, No. 8: Leid Ohne Ende — —— —Classical 0

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.