Kinderszenen
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Kinderszenen ("Scenes From Childhood"), Opus 15, by Robert Schumann, is a set of thirteen pieces of music for piano written in 1838. In this work, Schumann provides us with his adult reminiscences of childhood. Schumann had originally written 30 movements for this work, but chose 13 for the final version. Robert Polansky has discussed the unused movements.[1]
Schumann had originally labeled this work "Leichte Stücke". Likewise, the section titles were only added after the completion of the music, and Schumann described the titles as "nothing more than delicate hints for execution and interpretation".[2] Timothy Taylor has discussed Schumann's choice of titles for this work in the context of the changing situation of music in 19th century culture and economics.[3]
In 1974, Eric Sams noted that there was no known complete manuscript of Kinderszenen.[4]
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[edit] Movements
- Of Foreign Lands and Peoples (Von fremden Ländern und Menschen), G major
- A Curious Story (Kuriose Geschichte), D major
- Blind Man's Bluff (Hasche-Mann), B minor
- Pleading Child (Bittendes Kind), D major
- Happiness (Glückes genug), D major
- An Important Event (Wichtige Begebenheit), A major
- Reverie (Träumerei), F major
- At The Fireside (Am Kamin), F major
- Knight Of The Hobbyhorse (Ritter vom Steckenpferd), C major
- Almost Too Serious (Fast zu ernst), G-sharp minor
- Frightening (Fürchtenmachen), E minor
- Child Falling Asleep (Kind im Einschlummern), E minor
- The Poet Speaks (Der Dichter spricht), G major
[edit] Use in popular culture
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Träumerei is one of Schumann's best known pieces and was the title of a 1944 German biopic [1]. In the 1947 Hollywood movie "Song of Love", starring Katherine Hepburn as Clara Wiek Schumann, Träumerei is the love song for Robert and Clara Schumann. Other movements from this work have been used in the movies Crush (film), The Adventures of Milo and Otis, and My Brilliant Career and in the ad campaign for the antidepressant Cymbalta. It also featured prominently in the film My Life as McDull (2001).
Angelina Jolie appears playing Träumerei in the movie Beyond Borders (2003) by Martin Campbell.
"Fast Zu Ernst" appears in the movie Shine in its entirety.
[edit] References
- ^ Polansky, Robert (Spring 1978). "The Rejected "Kinderscenen" of Robert Schumann's Opus 15". Journal of the American Musicological Society 31 (1): 126-131.
- ^ Thorpe, Day (1954). "Music Reviews: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Album für die Jugend, Op. 68 (Urtext)". Notes (2nd Ser.) 11 (4): 605-606.
- ^ Taylor, Timothy D. (December 1990). "Aesthetic and Cultural Issues in Schumann's "Kinderszenen"". International Review of the Aesthetics and Sociology of Music 21 (2): 161-178.
- ^ Sams, Eric (1974). "Schuman scenes". The Musical Times 115 (1572): 146.
[edit] Media
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1. Of Foreign Lands and Peoples (Von fremden Ländern und Menschen) Performed by Leonard Vertighel 1. Of Foreign Lands and Peoples (Von fremden Ländern und Menschen) Performed by Donald Betz. Courtesy of Musopen 2. A Curious Story (Kuriose Geschichte) Performed by Donald Betz. Courtesy of Musopen 3. Blind Man's Bluff (Hasche-Mann) Performed by Donald Betz. Courtesy of Musopen 4. Pleading Child (Bittendes Kind) Performed by Donald Betz. Courtesy of Musopen 5. Happiness (Glückes genug) Performed by Donald Betz. Courtesy of Musopen 6. An Important Event (Wichtige Begebenheit) Performed by Donald Betz. Courtesy of Musopen 7. Dreaming (Träumerei) Performed by Donald Betz. Courtesy of Musopen 8. At The Fireside (Am Kamin) Performed by Donald Betz. Courtesy of Musopen 9. knight of the hobbyhorse (Ritter vom Steckenpferd) Performed by Donald Betz. Courtesy of Musopen 10. Almost Too Serious (Fast zu ernst) Performed by Donald Betz. Courtesy of Musopen 11. Frightening (Fürchtenmachen) Performed by Donald Betz. Courtesy of Musopen 12. child falling asleep (Kind im Einschlummern) Performed by Donald Betz. Courtesy of Musopen 13. the poet speaks (Der Dichter spricht) Performed by Donald Betz. Courtesy of Musopen - Problems playing the files? See media help.
[edit] External links
- Kinderszenen as interactive hypermedia at the BinAural Collaborative Hypertext
- Kinderszenen was available at the International Music Score Library Project.
- Cellist Pablo Casals plays Schumann's Träumerei (vinyl recording 78 rpm)
- MSN Movies page on Robert Schumann
