Carnaval
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Carnaval is a celebrated piano suite by Robert Schumann, composed of short character pieces that depict masked revelers at a carnival and various musical personae.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character piece collection
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piano suite ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | Carnaval, Op. 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Robert Schumann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | 1834–1835 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Paganini (on title page dedication) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Robert Schumann’s alter egos Florestan and Eusebius
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commedia dell’arte characters ⓘ masked revelers at a carnival ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic piano music ⓘ |
| hasMusicalCryptogram |
A–S–C–H
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S–C–H–A ⓘ |
| influenced | later Romantic character pieces ⓘ |
| key | various keys ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movement |
A.S.C.H.-S.C.H.A. (Lettres dansantes)
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Arlequin ⓘ Aveu NERFINISHED ⓘ Chiarina NERFINISHED ⓘ Chopin NERFINISHED ⓘ Coquette NERFINISHED ⓘ Estrella NERFINISHED ⓘ Eusebius NERFINISHED ⓘ Florestan NERFINISHED ⓘ Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins NERFINISHED ⓘ Paganini NERFINISHED ⓘ Pantalon et Colombine NERFINISHED ⓘ Papillons NERFINISHED ⓘ Pause ⓘ Pierrot NERFINISHED ⓘ Promenade ⓘ Préambule ⓘ Reconnaissance ⓘ Réplique NERFINISHED ⓘ Sphinxes NERFINISHED ⓘ Valse allemande NERFINISHED ⓘ Valse noble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contains movements named after commedia dell’arte characters
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contains movements named after contemporaries ⓘ depicts masked revelers at a carnival ⓘ includes musical portraits of people and personae ⓘ includes self-portraits of Schumann as Florestan and Eusebius ⓘ short character pieces ⓘ uses musical cryptograms based on pitch letters ⓘ |
| notableMovement |
Eusebius
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Florestan NERFINISHED ⓘ Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins NERFINISHED ⓘ Préambule ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 21 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 9 ⓘ |
| partOf | piano repertoire ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1840 ⓘ |
| scoring | solo piano ⓘ |
| workOf | Robert Schumann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.