Carnaval, Op. 9

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Carnaval, Op. 9 is a celebrated piano suite by Robert Schumann that portrays a series of masked-ball character pieces, many inspired by figures from his life and the commedia dell’arte.

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Carnaval, Op. 9 canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character piece collection
piano suite
alternativeName Carnaval
composer Robert Schumann
compositionEndDate 1835
compositionPeriod Romantic period in music
surface form: Romantic era
compositionStartDate 1834
countryOfOrigin Germany
dedicatedTo Niccolò Paganini
surface form: Paganini
firstPublicationDate 1837
genre Romantic piano music
inspiredBy commedia dell’arte
figures from Robert Schumann’s life
masked ball
isPartOf piano repertoire
language German
movement A.S.C.H.–S.C.H.A. (Lettres dansantes)
Brighella
surface form: Arlequin

Aveu
Chiarina
Frédéric Chopin
surface form: Chopin

Coquette
Estrella
Eusebius
Florestan
Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins
Niccolò Paganini
surface form: Paganini

Pantalon et Colombine
Papillons
Pause
Pierrot
Promenade
Préambule
Reconnaissance
Réplique
Sphinxes
Valse allemande
Valse noble
notableFeature portrayal of real and fictional characters
use of musical cryptograms based on the notes A–S–C–H
notableFor psychological characterization through music
virtuosic piano writing
numberOfMovements 21
opusNumber Op. 9
portraysCharacter Brighella
surface form: Arlequin

Clara Schumann
surface form: Chiarina (Clara Wieck)

Frédéric Chopin
surface form: Chopin

Columbine
surface form: Colombine

Estrella
Eusebius
Florestan
Pantalone
surface form: Pantalon

Pierrot
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel
scoring solo piano
structure cycle of short character pieces

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Robert Schumann notableWork Carnaval, Op. 9
Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 relatedWork Carnaval, Op. 9
subject surface form: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6