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 69 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
Work	Year composed	Catalogue / opus	Key in title	Listed instruments	Genre	Editions
Traumerei -aus: Kinderszenen op. 15-	—	op. 15	—	—	—	1
"Intermezzo. No. 4 from Faschingsschwank aus Wien (Carnival Jest from Vienna), Op. 26"	—	Op. 26	—	violin	—	0
Frohlicher Landmann von der Arbeit zuruckkehrend	—	—	—	—	—	0
4) Wichtge Begebenheit ("Important Event"), from Kinderszenen, op. 15	—	op. 15	—	Cello	Classical	0
7) Traumerei ("Reverie"), from Kinderszenen, op. 15	—	op. 15	—	—	—	0
8. Replique, Sphinxes	—	—	—	Harp, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
10. A.S.C.H. - S.C.H.A: Lettres Dansantes	—	—	—	Piano, Harp, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
21. Marche des "Davidsbundler" contre les Philistins	—	—	—	Piano, Harp, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
Wake Up! The Hunt Is Glorious!	—	—	—	Tuba	Classical	0
Mountain Polka	—	—	—	Banjo	—	0
Der Bankelsanger Willi, Op. 146 no. 2 - g-Moll/G minor	—	Op. 146 no. 2	—	Choir	Classical	0
Now For The Frst Time Thou Hast	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Des Sennen Abschied, op. 79, no. 22	—	op. 79, no. 22	—	—	—	0
Wehmut, Op. 39,9 - As-Dur/Ab major	—	Op. 39	—	—	—	0
Hobgoblin	—	—	—	Piano	—	0
12 Symphonische Etuden cis-Moll op. 13 RSA III/1/3 (Leipzig und Zwickau, 1834/1835)	—	op. 13	—	Piano	Classical	0
Abegg-Variationen F-Dur op. 1 RSA III/1/1 (Heidelberg, 1829/1830)	—	op. 1	—	Piano	Classical	0
"A Chorale (Ein Choral), Op. 68 No. 4"	—	Op. 68 No. 4	—	Piano	Classical	0
"Canonic Song (Canonisches Liedchen), Op. 68 No. 27"	—	Op. 68 No. 27	—	Piano	Classical	0
"Echoes of the Theatre (Nachklange aus dem Theater), Op. 68 No. 25"	—	Op. 68 No. 25	—	Piano	Classical	0
"Folksong (Volksliedchen), Op. 68 No. 9"	—	Op. 68 No. 9	—	—	—	0
"Italian Fishermen's Song (Lied Italienischer Marinari), Op. 68 No. 36"	—	Op. 68 No. 36	—	Piano	Classical	0
"Little Dawn-Wanderer (Kleiner Morgenwanderer), Op. 68 No. 17"	—	Op. 68 No. 17	—	Piano	Classical	0
"Ornamented Chorale (Figurierter Choral), Op. 68 No. 41"	—	Op. 68 No. 41	—	Piano	Classical	0
"Sailor's Song (Matrosenlied), Op. 68 No. 37"	—	Op. 68 No. 37	—	Piano	Classical	0
"The Merry Peasant (Frohlicher Landmann), Op. 68 No. 10"	—	Op. 68 No. 10	—	—	—	0
"Vintage-time - Happy-time (Weinlesezeit - Frohliches Zeit), Op. 68 No. 33"	—	Op. 68 No. 33	—	Piano	Classical	0
"Wintertime I & II (Winterszeit I & II), Op. 68 Nos. 38 and 39"	—	Op. 68	—	Piano	Classical	0
Anhang: Kanon uber "An Alexis"	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Introduktion und Allegro appassionato [Konzertstuck] op. 92 RSA I/2/2 (Dresden, 1849)	—	op. 92	—	Piano	Classical	0
Sonate Nr. 2 g-Moll op. 22 RSA III/2/5 (Leipzig, Heidelberg und Wien, 1833 - 1838)	—	op. 22	—	Piano	Classical	0
Conclusion	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Pays Lointains, No. 1, Sol Majeur	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Petite piece, No. 5, Do Majeur	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
5. Phantasientanz	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	0
Arabeske C-Dur op. 18 RSA III/1/4 (Leipzig und Wien, Herbst 1838/Winter 1839)	—	op. 18	—	—	—	0
Blumenstuck Des-Dur op. 19 RSA III/I/4 (Oktober 1838/Winter 1839)	—	op. 19	—	—	Classical	0
Kinderszenen op. 15 RSA III/1/4 (1837/1838): Nr. 7 - Traumerei	—	op. 15	—	—	—	0
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 1 - Melodie	—	op. 68	—	—	Classical	0
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 10 - Frohlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zuruckkehrend	—	op. 68	—	—	—	0
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 12 - Knecht Ruprecht	—	op. 68	—	—	Classical	0
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 14 - Kleine Studie	—	op. 68	—	—	Classical	0
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 17 - Kleiner Morgenwanderer	—	op. 68	—	—	Classical	0
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 19 - Kleine Romanze	—	op. 68	—	—	Classical	0
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 21 - Langsam und mit Ausdruck zu spielen	—	op. 68	—	—	Classical	0
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 23 - Reiterstuck	—	op. 68	—	—	Classical	0
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 26 - Nicht schnell, hubsch vorzutragen	—	op. 68	—	—	Classical	0
Klavieralbum fur die Jugend op. 68 RSA III/1/5 (Dresden, 30./31. August - 26. September 1848): Nr. 28 - Erinnerung -4. November 1847, Felix Mendelsohn's Todestag)-	—	op. 68	—	—	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.