Dances of the League of David

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Dances of the League of David is the English title of Robert Schumann’s piano cycle "Davidsbündlertänze," a Romantic-era work inspired by his imaginary artistic society opposing musical philistinism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic-era composition
piano cycle
solo piano work
associatedConcept musical Romanticism
associatedWithCharacter Eusebius NERFINISHED
Florestan NERFINISHED
belongsToRepertoireOf classical pianists
composer Robert Schumann NERFINISHED
composerNationality German
containsDancePieces yes
countryOfOrigin Germany
dedicatedTo Walther von Goethe NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYear 1837
form cycle of short pieces
genre character pieces
hasAutobiographicalElements yes
hasCriticalReception highly regarded in piano literature
hasImaginaryContext League of David versus Philistines
hasMovementCount 18
hasProgrammaticAssociation inner psychological states of the composer
hasSectionalContrast contrasts between Florestan and Eusebius characters
influencedBy Jean Paul (Jean Paul Richter) NERFINISHED
literary Romanticism
inspiredBy Davidsbund (League of David) NERFINISHED
Schumann’s imaginary artistic society
instrumentation solo piano
isCanonicalRepertoire standard Romantic piano repertoire
keyStructure multi-key cycle
languageOfOriginalTitle German
musicalTexture piano solo
numberOfPieces 18
opusNumber Op. 6
originalTitle Davidsbündlertänze NERFINISHED
period Romantic era NERFINISHED
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel NERFINISHED
relatedWorkByComposer Carnaval, Op. 9 NERFINISHED
Kreisleriana, Op. 16 NERFINISHED
style expressive
lyrical
programmatic elements
thematicFocus struggle against musical philistinism
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 30 minutes
typicalVenue concert hall
workTitleInEnglish Dances of the League of David NERFINISHED
yearComposed 1837

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Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 titleTranslation Dances of the League of David
subject surface form: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6