Ritter vom Steckenpferd

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"Ritter vom Steckenpferd" is a lively, playful piano piece depicting a child riding a hobbyhorse, from Robert Schumann’s suite Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood), Op. 15.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character piece
piano piece
basedOn imaginary play of a child
character lively
playful
composer Robert Schumann NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Germany
cycle Scenes from Childhood NERFINISHED
cyclePosition movement of Kinderszenen
depicts child riding a hobbyhorse
firstPublicationYear 1839
genre Romantic piano miniature
includedInStandardRepertoire yes
instrumentation solo piano
intendedEvocation childhood
key F major
languageOfTitle German
movementNumberInKinderszenen 8
opusNumber Op. 15
originalTitle Ritter vom Steckenpferd
partOf Kinderszenen NERFINISHED
stylePeriod Romantic
tempoIndication Lebhaft
titleTranslation Knight of the Hobbyhorse NERFINISHED
workType short character piece for piano

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Kinderszenen, Op. 15 movement Ritter vom Steckenpferd