Kinderszenen ( [ˈkɪndɐˌst͡seːnən; original spelling Kinderscenen, "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.
Nr. 7, Träumerei, is one of Schumann's best known pieces; it was the title of a 1944 German biographical film on Robert Schumann. Träumerei is also the opening and closing musical theme in the 1947 Hollywood film Song of Love, starring Katharine Hepburn as Clara Wieck Schumann.
Schumann had originally labeled this work Leichte Stücke (Easy Pieces). 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". 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.
In 1974, Eric Sams noted that there was no known complete manuscript of Kinderszenen.
Movements
Movements Title Key Play 01. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
00. Of Foreign Lands and PeoplesG major Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player.
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00. A Curious StoryD major Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player.
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00. Blind Man's BluffB minor Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player.
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00. Pleading ChildD major Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player.
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00. Happy EnoughD major Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player.
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00. An Important EventA major Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player.
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00. DreamingF major Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player.
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00. At the FiresideF major Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player.
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00. Knight of the HobbyhorseC major Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player.
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00. Almost Too SeriousG-sharp minor Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player.
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00. FrighteningE minor Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player.
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00. Child Falling AsleepE minor Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player.
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00. The Poet SpeaksG major Sorry, your browser either has JavaScript disabled or does not have any supported player.
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- ^ The unused movements were published years later in Bunte Blätter, Opus 99, and Albumblätter, Opus 124.
- ^ Polansky, Robert (Spring 1978). "The Rejected Kinderscenen of Robert Schumann's Opus 15". Journal of the American Musicological Society 31 (1): 126–131. doi:10.1525/jams.1978.31.1.03a00070. JSTOR 831388.
- ^ Träumerei at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ "Träumerei" played by Katharine Hepburn in the film Song of Love on YouTube
- ^ Thorpe, Day; Schumann, Robert; Von Irmer, Otto; Lampe, Walther (December 1990). "Music Reviews: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Album für die Jugend, Op. 68 (Urtext)". Notes (2nd Ser.) 11 (4): 605–606. doi:10.2307/893060. JSTOR 837021.
- ^ 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. doi:10.2307/837021. JSTOR 837021.
- ^ Sams, Eric; Schumann; Goebels, Franzpeter (1974). "Schuman scenes". The Musical Times 115 (1572): 146. doi:10.2307/955016. JSTOR 955016.
- ^ Original spelling: Curiose Geschichte
- ^ Original spelling: Am Camin