Arabeske

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character piece solo piano piece

Arabeske is the poetic, ornamentally styled musical concept evoked by Robert Schumann in his lyrical piano piece "Arabeske in C major," Op. 18.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Arabeske in C major, Op. 18	0

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	character piece ⓘ solo piano piece ⓘ
approximateDuration	7 minutes ⓘ
catalogCode	WoO 18 (informal reference as Op. 18) ⓘ
composer	Robert Schumann NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Germany ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Frau Majorin Friederike Serre auf Maxen NERFINISHED ⓘ
form	rondo-like form ⓘ
genre	Romantic piano music ⓘ
hasContrastBetween	lyrical main theme and more agitated intermezzi ⓘ
hasMood	intimate ⓘ melancholic episodes ⓘ tender ⓘ
hasSection	Hauptthema (main theme) ⓘ Intermezzo I NERFINISHED ⓘ Intermezzo II NERFINISHED ⓘ coda ⓘ
inspiredBy	poetic arabesque concept ⓘ
instrumentation	piano ⓘ
isFrequentlyPerformed	true ⓘ
isFrequentlyRecorded	true ⓘ
key	C major ⓘ
languageOfTitle	German ⓘ
movementCount	one ⓘ
notableInterpreter	Alfred Brendel NERFINISHED ⓘ Claudio Arrau NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Argerich NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir Horowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ
opusNumber	Op. 18 ⓘ
period	Romantic era ⓘ
placeComposed	Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ
publisher	Breitkopf & Härtel NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedWorkByComposer	Blumenstück in D-flat major, Op. 19 NERFINISHED ⓘ Kreisleriana, Op. 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ
style	lyrical ⓘ ornamental ⓘ poetic ⓘ
tempoIndication	Leicht und zart ⓘ
titleMeaning	arabesque ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext	encore piece ⓘ piano recital ⓘ
usesTexture	cantabile melody with accompaniment ⓘ ornamented figuration ⓘ
yearComposed	1839 ⓘ

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Robert Schumann: Arabeske in C major, Op. 18 → titleMeaning → Arabeske ⓘ