Schumann Carnaval, Op. 9

Book Overview

Carnaval is characteristic of Schumann's highly individual youthful romanticism and requires musical maturity for performance. Written for advanced pianists, it is a series of glimpses enveloped in the atmosphere of a masked ball with titles such as Arlequin," "Papillons," "Sphinxes," "Coquette" and so on. Most of the 23 pieces are based on the notes A-S-C-H, arranged in a succession of melodic and rhythm patterns ("s" is German for E-flat, "h" is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073908190X
• ISBN13: 9780739081907
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: Alfred Music
• Length: 60 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.7" x 11.7"