Robert Schumann : an introduction to the composer and his music / edited by Joseph Banowetz.
| Author/creator | Schumann, Robert |
| Other author | Banowetz, Joseph, editor. |
| Format | Musical Score |
| Publication Info | Park Ridge, IL : General Words & Music Co. : Neil A. Kjos, Jr., ©1975. |
| Description | 1 score (96 pages) : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 31 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Album für die Jugend |
| Variant title | Album for the young = Album für die Jugend, op. 68 ; Scenes from childhood = Kinderscenen, op. 15 |
| Series | Kjos urtext-masterclass editions Robert Morris collection Kjos urtext-masterclass editions. Robert Morris collection. |
| Contents | Contents of preface. Robert Schumann's life -- Schumann's approach to music -- About Schumann's "Scenes from childhood" -- About Schumann's "Album for the young" -- Sources for this edition -- About the Clara Schumann edition -- Schumann's notation -- Schumann's controversial metronome marks -- Tempo table: recorded performances -- Tempo table: editors -- Schumann's pedaling -- Ornamentation. The apoggiatura ; The trill ; The Schneller ; The turn -- Editorial markings -- Cassette recording -- Recommended reading for further study. |
| Contents | Album for the young (Album für die Jugend). Melody (Melodie) -- Soldiers' march (Soldatenmarsch) -- Humming song (Trällerliedchen) -- Chorale: Rejoice, O my soul (Ein choral: Freue dich, o meine Seele) -- Little piece (Stückchen) -- The poor orphan (Armes Waisenkind) -- Little hunting song (Jägerliedchen) -- Wild horseman (Wilder Reiter) -- Little folk song (Volksliedchen) -- The happy farmer, returning from work (Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zurückkehrend) -- Sicilian (Sicilianisch) -- Knecht Ruprecht -- Little study (Kleine Studie) -- Spring song (Frühlingsgesang) -- First loss (Erster Verlust) -- The little morning wanderer (Kleiner Morgenwanderer) -- Little song of the reaper (Schnitterliedchen) -- Little romance (Kleine Romanze) -- Horseman's song (Reiterstück) -- Echoes from the theater (Nachklänge aus dem Theater) -- Remembrance (Erinnerung) -- The stranger (Fremder Mann) -- Italian mariners' song (Lied italienischer Marinari) -- Northern song (Nordisches Lied) -- Scenes from childhood (Kinderscenen). About strange lands and people (Von fremden Ländern und Menschen) -- Curious stories (Kuriose Geschichte) -- Catch me! (Hasche-Mann!) -- Pleading child (Bittendes Kind) -- Perfect happiness (Glückes genug) -- Important event (Wichtige Begebenheit) -- Dreaming (Träumerie) -- By the fireside (Am Kamin) -- By the fireside (Am Kamin): Suggested alternate version -- Knight of the rocking-horse (Ritter vom Steckenpferd) -- Almost too serious (Fast zu ernst) -- Frightening (Fürchtenmachen) -- Child falling asleep (Kind im Einschlummern) -- The poet speaks (Der Dichter spricht). |
| General note | Includes Album for the young, op. 68 and Scenes from childhood, op. 15. |
| General note | Scores contain pedal markings, fingerings, and English translations of tempo/expressive markings in red. |
| LCCN | 75765737 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Item at the bindery | MT247.S38 OP. 68/15 1975 | Item at the bindery | Want This? |