Robert Schumann: Humoreske in B-flat major, Op. 20

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Romantic piano work solo piano piece

Robert Schumann’s Humoreske in B-flat major, Op. 20 is a substantial, introspective piano work from his early Romantic period, notable for its shifting moods and emotional complexity.

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Humoreske in B-Dur, Op. 20 1
Robert Schumann: Humoreske in B-flat major, Op. 20 canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic piano work ⓘ
solo piano piece ⓘ
approximateDuration 25 minutes ⓘ
catalogueIn Schumann piano repertoire ⓘ
catalogueStatus major piano work in Schumann’s output ⓘ
composer Robert Schumann ⓘ
composerEra early period of Robert Schumann ⓘ
dedicatedTo Julie von Webenau ⓘ
dynamicRange very wide ⓘ
emotionalCharacter oscillation between Florestan and Eusebius personae ⓘ
expressiveMarkingsLanguage German ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1839 ⓘ
formCharacteristic alternation of fast and slow sections ⓘ
use of contrasting character pieces within a single span ⓘ
genre Humoreske ⓘ
character piece ⓘ
historicalContext composed during Schumann’s separation from Clara Wieck ⓘ
instrumentation piano ⓘ
intendedPerformerType virtuoso pianist ⓘ
key B-flat major ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
mood capricious ⓘ
introspective ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ
turbulent ⓘ
notableFeature cyclical thematic references ⓘ
emotional complexity ⓘ
frequent shifts of mood ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 20 ⓘ
performancePracticeNote often played without breaks between sections ⓘ
period Romantic period in music ⓘ
surface form: Romantic era
placeComposed Vienna ⓘ
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel ⓘ
reception regarded as one of Schumann’s most introspective piano works ⓘ
relatedWorkByComposer Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 ⓘ
surface form: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6

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rhythmicFeature frequent syncopations ⓘ
subtle rubato indications ⓘ
structure single continuous movement with contrasting sections ⓘ
style early Romantic ⓘ
technicalDifficulty advanced ⓘ
texture predominantly polyphonic with chordal passages ⓘ
thematicMaterial recurring lyrical main theme ⓘ
titleInGerman Robert Schumann: Humoreske in B-flat major, Op. 20 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Humoreske in B-Dur, Op. 20
workNumbering single-movement work with internal subsections ⓘ
yearComposed 1839 ⓘ

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Clara Schumann (as dedicatee and performer) → dedicateeOf → Robert Schumann: Humoreske in B-flat major, Op. 20 ⓘ
subject surface form: Clara Schumann
Robert Schumann: Humoreske in B-flat major, Op. 20 → titleInGerman → Robert Schumann: Humoreske in B-flat major, Op. 20 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Humoreske in B-flat major, Op. 20
this entity surface form: Humoreske in B-Dur, Op. 20