Robert Schumann is represented here through music from the Romantic period. His piano and song cycles often bring musical and literary ideas together. The library currently includes 90 pieces by Robert Schumann.
Pieces in the library
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Lieder der Braut II (Lass mich ihm am Busen hangen), Op. 25 No. 12 (piano part)Open score
An early-intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in G major, and about 43 seconds to play.
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Little Morning-WandererOpen score
An upper-intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in A major, and about 31 seconds to play.
The seventeenth piece of the Album fur die Jugend, a brisk A-major "Kleiner Morgenwanderer" (Little Morning-Wanderer) from later in the collection's first half.
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May, Lovely MayOpen score
An intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in E major, and about 1 minute and 10 seconds to play.
The thirteenth piece of the Album fur die Jugend, a flowing E-major evocation of springtime -- the title ("Mai, lieber Mai") is a direct quotation of the poem line it sets to music.
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Mein altes Ross, Op. 127 No. 4 (piano part)Open score
An upper-intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in E minor, and about 3 minutes to play.
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MelodyOpen score
An early-intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in C major, and about 45 seconds to play.
The opening piece of Robert Schumann's Album für die Jugend, Op. 68 (1848), a 43-piece collection he wrote for his own children's musical education -- "Melody" is deliberately the simplest entry, meant to be a student's literal first piece in the book.
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Mondnacht, Op. 39 No. 5 (piano part)Open score
An upper-intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in E major, and about 1 minute to play.
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Nachtlied, Op. 96 No. 1 (piano part)Open score
An intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in C major, and about 1 minute to play.
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Niemand, Op. 25 No. 22 (piano part)Open score
An intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in F major, and about 34 seconds to play.
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Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan, Op. 42 No. 8 (piano part)Open score
An intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in D minor, and about 2 minutes to play.
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Rätsel, Op. 25 No. 16 (piano part)Open score
An upper-intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in B major, and about 2 minutes to play.
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Sängers Trost, Op. 127 No. 1 (piano part)Open score
An intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in G minor, and about 1 minute to play.
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Santa ClausOpen score
An upper-intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in A minor, and about 1 minute and 9 seconds to play.
The twelfth piece of the Album fur die Jugend ("Knecht Ruprecht"/Santa Claus), a dramatic, minor-key depiction of the German St. Nicholas's-companion figure -- one of the more technically demanding numbers in the collection's first half.
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Schlusslied des Narren, Op. 127 No. 5 (piano part)Open score
An intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in A minor, and about 1 minute to play.
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Schneeglöckchen, Op. 96 No. 2 (piano part)Open score
An upper-intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in Ab major, and about 4 minutes to play.
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Schöne Fremde, Op. 39 No. 6 (piano part)Open score
An advanced piece from the Romantic period, in B major, and about 1 minute to play.
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Seit ich ihn gesehen, Op. 42 No. 1 (piano part)Open score
An intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in Bb major, and about 1 minute to play.
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Setze mir nicht, Op. 25 No. 6 (piano part)Open score
An upper-intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in A minor, and about 49 seconds to play.
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Short StudyOpen score
An early-intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in G major, and about 1 minute and 27 seconds to play.
The fourteenth piece of the Album fur die Jugend -- literally titled "Kleine Studie" (Short Study), a genuine finger-evenness etude built from continuous eighth-note motion rather than a character piece.
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SicilienneOpen score
An intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in A minor, and about 52 seconds to play.
The eleventh piece of the Album fur die Jugend, styled after the lilting Sicilian dance rhythm, with Schumann's own alternating-meter writing giving it a sly, off-balance character matching its "Schalkhaft" marking.
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Sitz’ ich allein, Op. 25 No. 5 (piano part)Open score
An upper-intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in E major, and about 31 seconds to play.
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Soldiers MarchingOpen score
An early-intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in G major, and about 34 seconds to play.
The second piece of Robert Schumann's Album für die Jugend, Op. 68 (1848) -- a brisk, martial two-hand exercise in steady eighth notes, following "Melody" as the collection's second graded step.
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Song of SpringOpen score
An intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in E major, and about 1 minute and 39 seconds to play.
The fifteenth piece of the Album fur die Jugend, a lyrical E-major "Fruehlingsgesang" (Song of Spring) -- one of the more harmonically rich numbers in the collection's first half.
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Süsser Freund, du blickest, Op. 42 No. 6 (piano part)Open score
An intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in G major, and about 2 minutes to play.
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Talismane, Op. 25 No. 8 (piano part)Open score
An upper-intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in C major, and about 2 minutes to play.
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The Little Hunter's SongOpen score
An early-intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in F major, and about 36 seconds to play.
The seventh piece of the Album fur die Jugend, a brisk compound-meter hunting-horn imitation ("Jaegerliedchen") in the collection's younger-children half.
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The Little Reaper's SongOpen score
An early-intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in C major, and about 48 seconds to play.
The eighteenth piece of the Album fur die Jugend, "Schnitterliedchen" (The Little Reaper's Song) -- the final number of Schumann's own "fur Kleinere" (for younger children) grouping.
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The Merry PeasantOpen score
An intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in F major, and about 44 seconds to play.
The tenth piece of Robert Schumann's Album für die Jugend, Op. 68 (1848) -- widely known in English as "The Merry Peasant" or "The Happy Farmer," one of the most recorded and recognizable pieces from the collection, with a bright, energetic running melody.
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The Poor Orphan-ChildOpen score
An early-intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in A minor, and about 1 minute and 8 seconds to play.
The sixth piece of the Album fur die Jugend, a plaintive minor-key miniature ("Armes Waisenkind") depicting a grieving orphan -- one of the collection's more emotionally direct early pieces.
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Und wüssten’s die Blumen, Op. 48 No. 8 (piano part)Open score
An upper-intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in A minor, and about 46 seconds to play.
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Waldesgespräch, Op. 39 No. 3 (piano part)Open score
An upper-intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in E major, and about 2 minutes to play.
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Was will die einsame Träne, Op. 25 No. 21 (piano part)Open score
An upper-intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in A major, and about 1 minute to play.
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Wehmuth, Op. 39 No. 9 (piano part)Open score
An upper-intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in E major, and about 50 seconds to play.
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Weit, weit, Op. 25 No. 20 (piano part)Open score
An intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in A minor, and about 40 seconds to play.
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Wenn ich in deine Augen seh’, Op. 48 No. 4 (piano part)Open score
An upper-intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in G major, and about 38 seconds to play.
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Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1 (piano part)Open score
An advanced piece from the Romantic period, in Ab major, and about 3 minutes to play.
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Wild RiderOpen score
An intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in A minor, and about 29 seconds to play.
The eighth piece of the Album fur die Jugend -- Schumann's own galloping "Wilder Reiter" (Wild Rider), a well-known companion showpiece to No. 10's "Merry Peasant" within the same collection.
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Zum Schluss, Op. 25 No. 26 (piano part)Open score
An upper-intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in Ab major, and about 50 seconds to play.
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Zwei venetianische Lieder I (Leis’ rudern hin), Op. 25 No. 17 (piano part)Open score
An intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in G major, and about 1 minute to play.
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Zwei venetianische Lieder II (Wenn durch die Piazza), Op. 25 No. 18 (piano part)Open score
An intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in G major, and about 40 seconds to play.
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Zwielicht, Op. 39 No. 10 (piano part)Open score
An intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in E minor, and about 2 minutes to play.
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