A.S.C.H.–S.C.H.A. (Lettres dansantes)

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A.S.C.H.–S.C.H.A. (Lettres dansantes) is a character piece by Robert Schumann from his piano cycle "Carnaval," in which musical motifs spell out letters associated with the town of Asch and the composer's own name.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf movement from a piano cycle
piano character piece
associatedNameSpelling S–C–H–A GENERATED
associatedPlace Asch NERFINISHED
associatedTownSpelling A–S–C–H GENERATED
associatedWithComposerName Schumann GENERATED
basedOnLetterMotifs A–S–C–H NERFINISHED
S–C–H–A NERFINISHED
composer Robert Schumann NERFINISHED
cycleBy Robert Schumann NERFINISHED
cyclePosition one of the middle numbers of Carnaval
cycleTheme musical portraits and ciphers
dedicatedTo not individually dedicated
firstPublication as part of Carnaval, Op. 9
genre Romantic piano miniature
hasSubgenre dance-like character piece
instrumentation solo piano
keyCharacteristic built from letter-derived pitch cells
languageOfTitle French
musicalFeature motivic use of pitch letters
notationalFeature letter-derived motifs embedded in melodic line
opusNumberOfCycle Op. 9
partOf Carnaval, Op. 9 NERFINISHED
period Romantic era
relatedConcept musical cryptogram
programmatic piano music
relatedWork Arlequin (from Carnaval, Op. 9) NERFINISHED
Chiarina (from Carnaval, Op. 9) NERFINISHED
Estrella (from Carnaval, Op. 9) NERFINISHED
Eusebius (from Carnaval, Op. 9) NERFINISHED
Florestan (from Carnaval, Op. 9) NERFINISHED
Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins (from Carnaval, Op. 9) NERFINISHED
Pierrot (from Carnaval, Op. 9) NERFINISHED
Préambule (from Carnaval, Op. 9) NERFINISHED
Reconnaissance (from Carnaval, Op. 9) NERFINISHED
thematicRoleInCycle explores the letter-motto idea of Carnaval
titleTranslation Dancing Letters NERFINISHED
typicalPerformanceContext complete performance of Carnaval, Op. 9
solo piano recital
usesMusicalCipher yes
workTitleIncludesLetters A.S.C.H. NERFINISHED
S.C.H.A. NERFINISHED

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Carnaval, Op. 9 movement A.S.C.H.–S.C.H.A. (Lettres dansantes)