Robert Schumann: Nachtstücke, Op. 23

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Robert Schumann: Nachtstücke, Op. 23 is a four-piece piano cycle from the Romantic era, notable for its nocturnal, often somber character and its close association with Schumann’s personal life and relationship with Clara Schumann.

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Robert Schumann: Nachtstücke, Op. 23 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf piano cycle
solo piano work
associatedWith Clara Schumann
Schumann’s personal crisis in 1839
catalogueStatus part of Schumann’s early piano cycles
character nocturnal
somber
composer Robert Schumann
dedicatedTo Anna Robena Laidlaw
dedicationNote Anna Robena Laidlaw
surface form: Dedicated to the Scottish pianist Anna Robena Laidlaw
firstPieceKey F major
firstPublicationYear 1839
fourthPieceKey F major
genre Romantic piano music
hasPart Nachtstück No. 1 in F major, Op. 23
Nachtstück No. 2 in C major, Op. 23
Nachtstück No. 3 in F major, Op. 23
Nachtstück No. 4 in F major, Op. 23
historicalContext composed during Schumann’s separation from Clara Wieck
influencedBy E. T. A. Hoffmann’s tales
inspiredBy Schumann’s anxiety over his brother’s illness and death
instrumentation solo piano
languageOfTitle German
moodAssociation dream-like atmosphere
funeral imagery
movementCount 4
notableInterpretiveTradition often performed as a complete cycle
numberOfPieces 4
opusNumber Op. 23
performancePractice frequently included in Romantic piano recital repertoire
period Romantic era
placeOfComposition Vienna
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel
relatedWorkByComposer Fantasiestücke, Op. 12
Kinderszenen, Op. 15
Kreisleriana, Op. 16
secondPieceKey C major
style character pieces
thematicFocus inner psychological states
night and death
thirdPieceKey F major
titleTranslation Night Pieces
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 20 minutes
workNumberInComposerOutput early middle-period piano work
yearComposed 1839

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Clara Schumann (as dedicatee and performer) dedicateeOf Robert Schumann: Nachtstücke, Op. 23
subject surface form: Clara Schumann