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Robert Schumann: Album for the Young

This collection is one of Schumann’s most popular works, and to this day it remains a staple of the young pianist’s repertoire.
Unlike Kinderszenen, which evokes the feelings and dreams of childhood, but requires a substantial technique, the Album für die Jugend are really pieces for children in the best educational sense.
The 25 works in the second book are somewhat more challenging and longer than those in the first, but still well within the reach of good amateur pianists. Among the set´s most popular pieces are "Melody," the opening work presenting a simple, innocent and lovely tune; the vigorous and energetic “Wild Horseman” (No. 8); and No. 10, “The Happy Farmer Returning From Work”, with its joyful and infectious melody.


Sheet Music Downloads:

Title Key Published Type Level
Melody - op 68 no 1C Major 1848 Piece 3
Soldier's March - op 68 no 2G Major 1848 Piece 4
Humming Song - op 68 no 3C Major 1848 Piece 4
Chorale - op 68 no 4G Major 1848 Piece 3
Short Piece - op 68 no 5C Major 1848 Piece 3
The Poor Orphan - op 68 no 6A Minor 1848 Piece 4
Hunting Song - op 68 no 7F Major 1848 Piece 5
The Wild Horseman - op 68 no 8F Major 1848 Piece 3
Popular Song - op 68 no 9D Minor 1848 Piece 4
The Happy Farmer - op 68 no 10F Major 1848 Piece 3
Sicilian - op 68 no 11A Minor 1848 Piece 3
Saint Nicholas - op 68 no 12A Minor 1848 Piece 5
May, Dearest May - op 68 no 13E Major 1848 Piece 5
A Short Study - op 68 no 14G Major 1848 Piece 4
Spring Song - op 68 no 15E Major 1848 Piece 5
First Sorrow - op 68 no 16E Minor 1848 Piece 3
The Morning Stroll - op 68 no 17A Major 1848 Piece 5
Song of the Reapers - op 68 no 18C Major 1848 Piece 4
A Little Romance - op 68 no 19A Minor 1848 Piece 4
Rustic Song - op 68 no 20A Major 1848 Piece 5
Langsam und mit Ausdruck zu spielen - op 68 no 21C Major 1848 Piece 6
Roundelay - op 68 no 22A Major 1848 Piece 5
The Horseman - op 68 no 23D Minor 1848 Piece 5
Harvest Song - op 68 no 24A Major 1848 Piece 5
Echos of the Theatre - op 68 no 25A Minor 1848 Piece 5
Nicht schnell, hübsch vorzutragen - op 68 no 26F Major 1848 Piece 6
A Canon - op 68 no 27A Minor 1848 Piece 6
Recollections - op 68 no 28A Major 1848 Piece 5
The Stranger - op 68 no 29D Minor 1848 Piece 5
Sehr Langsam - op 68 no 30F Major 1848 Piece 5
Battle Song - op 68 no 31D Major 1848 Piece 5
Sheherazade - op 68 no 32A Minor 1848 Piece 6
Vintage Song - op 68 no 33E Major 1848 Piece 6
Theme - op 68 no 34C Major 1848 Piece 6
Mignon - op 68 no 35E-flat Major 1848 Piece 5
Italian Mariner´s Song - op 68 no 36G Minor 1848 Piece 5
Sailor's Song - op 68 no 37G Minor 1848 Piece 5
Winter Time I - op 68 no 38C Minor 1848 Piece 5
Winter Time II - op 68 no 39C Minor 1848 Piece 6
Small Fugue - op 68 no 40A Major 1848 Piece 6
Northern Song - op 68 no 41F Major 1848 Piece 4
Chorale - op 68 no 42F Major 1848 Piece 5
New Year's Song - op 68 no 43A Major 1848 Piece 6



Posts in the piano forum about Album for the Young by Schumann:

xx Schumann: Consolidated Album for the Young (1-18)
July 02, 2007, 09:09:55 AM by iumonito

I gave this the ultimate test: Sam (3.5 years old) approved enthusiastically over breakfast and asked for it as his bedtime music.  I shall do the rest at some point and probably practice this some more.  I must say, after listening to it a little bit, and contrary to what I had been reading, this seems to be a very cohesive set of pieces.

I have not gotten to the nitty-gritty, but I suspect there are literary and probably motivic threads braiding the whole thing together.

Here are the 18 post in link format for ease of access:

1 Melodie http://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,25715.0.html
2 Soldier's March http://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,25716.0.html
3 Humming Song http://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,25717.0.html
4 A Hymn http://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,25718.0.html
5 Little Piece http://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,25719.0.html
6 The poor orphan http://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,25720.0.html
7 Hunting Song http://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,25721.0.html
8 The Wild Horseman http://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,25722.0.html
9 Folk Song http://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,25723.0.html
10 The Happy Farmer http://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,25724.0.html
11 Sicilienne http://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,25725.0.html
12 Knight Rupert http://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,25729.0.html
13 May, Sweet May http://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,25730.0.html
14 Little Etude http://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,25731.0.html
15 Spring Song http://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,25734.0.html
16 First Loss http://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,25735.0.html
17 Little Morning Explorer http://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php?topic=25736.msg291687#msg291687
18 Song of the harvesters http://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,25737.0.html

I hope you enjoy this.  Comments are welcome (Susan, thanks for yours, keep them coming.  I must say you never tell me something I would have thought of myself, so it is always nice to hear from you, even when I think you are totally off!)

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xx Getting Started
September 28, 2006, 09:10:15 PM by swim4ever_22

Ok. So I decided to pick up the piano after 10 years of never playing. This is what I've got to get me started:

Schumann's Album for the Young
Debussy's Children's Corner
Albert's Piano Favorites
Albert's Piano Classics
A bunch of sheet music by Chopin, Beethoven, Debussy, and Rachmaninoff from the sheet music archives.
Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist
Czerny: School of Velocity
Schmidt: Opus. 18

Now here's the question... where should I start? I know all my basic theory... such as rests, notes, their values, etc. I can read both clefs. I want to build up my repertoire and technique so that in a few years I'll be able to play some of the great works by Chopin, Liszt, and other composers. So where should I start?

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