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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 58 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
Twelve Poems, Op. 35 No.4, "Erstes Grün , piano/violin — Op. 35 No.4— Piano, violinClassical 0
Frauenliebe und -leben , Op. 42, No. 2 - "Er, der Herrlichste von Allen" - Violin — Op. 42, No. 2— Piano, violinClassical 0
Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 51, No. 3, "Ich wand're nicht" , violin part — Op. 51, No. 3— Piano, violinClassical 0
Adagio and Allegro - Horn - Horn — —— PianoClassical 0
3 Songs, Op. 119, No. 3 - Bräutigam und die Birke - No. 3 from "Three Poems" op. 119 — Op. 119, No. 3; op. 119— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Sieben Klavierstücke, No. 2 — —— —Classical 0
Albumblätter, No. 20: Kanon — —— —Classical 0
Etude No. 6 — —— —Classical 0
Nachtstücke, No. 4 — —— —Classical 0
Study No. 5 — —— —Classical 0
Nachtstücke, No. 3 — —— —Classical 0
Intermezzo No. 5 — —— —Classical 0
Impromptu No. 11 — —— —Classical 0
No. 21: Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins — —— —Classical 0
No. 20: Pause — —— —Classical 0
No. 5: Eusebius — —— —Classical 0
No. 11: Chiarina — —— —Classical 0
Kinderszehen, Op. 15, No. 01, "Von fremden Ländern und Menschen , piano/violin — Op. 15, No. 01— Piano, violinClassical 0
Lieder und Gesänge aus Wilhelm Meister, Op. 98a, No. 3 - Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt - No. 3 from "Lieder and Songs from Wilhelm Meister" op. 98a — Op. 98a, No. 3; op. 98a— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Bunte Blätter, Op. 99, No. 10, Präeludium — Op. 99, No. 10— —Classical 0
Six Songs, Op. 89, No. 1: Es stürmet am Abendhimmel — Op. 89, No. 1— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
The River Mulde — —— —Classical 0
The David Club — —— —Classical 0
Violin Sonata No. 1 - Violin - Violin — —— Piano, violinClassical 0
Die Soldatenbraut, Op. 64, No. 1 — Op. 64, No. 1— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Das Paradies und die Peri, Op. 50: Part 3 — Op. 50— PianoClassical 0
"Schon steh'n die beiden Sänger", No. 3 from "Des Sängers Fluch", Op. 139 — Op. 139— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
"Den Frühling kündet der Orkane Sausen", No. 9 from "Des Sängers Fluch", Op. 139 — Op. 139— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
4 doppelchörige Gesänge, Op. 141: No. 2, Ungewisses Licht — Op. 141— PianoClassical 0
Minnespiel, Op. 101: No. 8, Quartett "So wahr die Sonne scheinet" — Op. 101— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Liederkreis, Op. 39: No. 8, In der Fremde — Op. 39— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Phantasiestücke, Op. 73 - Set of Parts — Op. 73— Piano, ClarinetClassical 0
String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 41, No. 1 - Viola — Op. 41, No. 1A minor String QuartetClassical 0
String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 41, No. 2 - Cello — Op. 41, No. 2F major String QuartetClassical 0
Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 105 - Set of Parts — Op. 105A minor Piano, violinClassical 0
Piano Quintet in E-flat Major - Viola - Viola — —E-flat major —Classical 0
Suite from Childhood - Horn — —— —Classical 0
Piece in Folk Style - Tuba 1 — —— —Classical 0
Spanische Liebeslieder, Op. 138, No. 1: Erste Abtheilung — Op. 138, No. 1— —Classical 0
Three Gesänge, No. 2: Die Kartenlegerin — —— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Tragödie, Op. 64, No. 3 — Op. 64, No. 3— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Suite from "Album for the Young" - Euphonium 1 BC/TC — —— —Classical 0
Der Gärtner, No. 3, Op. 107 — Op. 107— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Sechs Gesänge, Op. 107 — Op. 107— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Sonntag, No. 6, Op. 79 — Op. 79— Piano, VoiceClassical 0
Erster Verlust - Guitar — —— GuitarClassical 0
Romance Op.94 No. 1 - Score — Op.94 No. 1— PianoClassical 0
Romance Op.94 No. 3 - Score — Op.94 No. 3— PianoClassical 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.