Scenes from Childhood

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Scenes from Childhood is the commonly used English title of Robert Schumann’s piano cycle Kinderszenen, Op. 15, a set of short character pieces evoking nostalgic childhood moods.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character piece collection
piano cycle
solo piano work
alsoKnownAs Kinderszenen, Op. 15 NERFINISHED
Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15 NERFINISHED
approximateCompositionYear 1838
composer Robert Schumann NERFINISHED
composerNationality German
countryOfOrigin Germany
dedicatedTo Franz Wieck NERFINISHED
evokes nostalgic childhood moods
firstPublicationYear 1839
form set of character pieces
genre Romantic piano music
hasCatalogueNumber Op. 15
influenced later Romantic piano miniatures
intendedInstrument piano
intendedPerformerLevel advanced amateur to professional
keyOfFirstPiece G major
keyOfMostFamousPiece F major
languageOfOriginalTitle German
mostFamousPiece Träumerei NERFINISHED
movement Am Kamin NERFINISHED
Bittendes Kind
Der Dichter spricht
Fast zu ernst NERFINISHED
Fürchtenmachen
Glückes genug NERFINISHED
Hasche-Mann NERFINISHED
Kind im Einschlummern NERFINISHED
Kuriose Geschichte
Ritter vom Steckenpferd NERFINISHED
Träumerei NERFINISHED
Von fremden Ländern und Menschen NERFINISHED
Wichtige Begebenheit
notablePiece Träumerei NERFINISHED
numberOfPieces 13
opusNumber Op. 15
originalTitle Kinderszenen NERFINISHED
period Romantic era
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel NERFINISHED
style intimate
lyrical
titleLanguage English
typicalPerformanceDuration about 20 minutes

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Kinderszenen, Op. 15 titleTranslation Scenes from Childhood