Album For The Young Op. 68 (Paperback)

R. Schumann

ISBN 10: 0793529948 / ISBN 13: 9780793529940

Published by Hal Leonard Corporation, Milwaukee, 1994

About this Item

Paperback. (Piano Collection). Contents: Andante Con Moto * Choral * Echoes from the Theatre * Figured Choral * First Loss * Folk Song * The Happy Farmer Returning from Work * Harvest Song * The Horseman * Humming Song * Hunting Song (Jagerliedchen) * In Memoriam * Italian Sailor's Song * Knecht Ruprecht * Lento Espressivo * Little Fugue * Little Piece * Little Romance * Little Song in Canon-Form * Little Study (Kleine Studie) * May, Sweet May * Melody * Mignon * Molto Lento * New Year's Eve * Norse Song * The Poor Orphan * The Reaper's Song (Schnitterliedchen) * Roaming in the Morning * Roundelay * Rustic Song * Sailor's Song * Sheherazade * Sicilienne * Soldier's March (Soldatenmarsch) * Spring Song * Strange Man * Theme * Vintage-Time * War Song * The Wild Horseman * Winter-Time I * Winter-Time II. (Piano Collection). Nearly the entire Robert Schumann piano catalog is now available in Centennial Library Editions. In basic order of difficulty, these volumes include: Album for the Young (LB1993), Selected Works (LB1996), Sonatas (LB1997), Selected Masterpieces 1 & 2 (LB1994/1995), Virtuoso Music (LB1998). Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Album For The Young Op. 68 (Paperback)
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation, Milwaukee
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0793529948
• ISBN 13: 9780793529940
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Album for the Young, Op. 68 by renowned Romantic composer Robert Schumann is a piano solo collection featuring 43 character pieces from one of the most celebrated works in the piano repertoire. This Schirmer Library of Classics edition brings together the complete Op. 68 collection, presenting expressive miniatures that continue to be widely performed, studied, and enjoyed by pianists, teachers, and admirers of classical piano music.

Written for piano solo, the collection showcases Schumann's gift for melody, imagination, and musical storytelling through a wide variety of moods and musical scenes. From reflective selections such as First Loss and In Memoriam to beloved favorites including The Happy Farmer Returning from Work, Soldiers' March, and The Wild Horseman, this volume offers a broad survey of Romantic-era piano literature within a single collection.

The pieces explore lyrical, pastoral, dramatic, and playful musical ideas while reflecting the distinctive character and artistry that have made Schumann's music a lasting part of the classical piano repertoire.

Song List
Melody * Soldiers' March * Humming Song * Choral * Little Piece * The Poor Orphan * Hunting Song * The Wild Horseman * Folk Song * The Happy Farmer Returning From Work * Sicilienne * Knecht Ruprecht * May, Sweet May * Little Study * Spring Song * First Loss * Roaming In The Morning * The Reaper's Song * Little Romance * Rustic Song * Lento Espressivo * Roundelay * The Horseman * Harvest Song * Echoes From The Theatre * Andante Con Moto * Little Song In Canon-Form * In Memoriam * Strange Man * Molto Lento * War Song * Sheherazade * Vintage-Time * Theme * Mignon * Italian Sailor's Song * Sailor's Song * Winter-Time I * Winter-Time II * Little Fugue * Norse Song * Figured Choral * New Year's Eve