Opus 42

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Opus 42 is the opus number assigned to Robert Schumann’s song cycle "Frauenliebe und -leben," a seminal Romantic work for voice and piano.

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instanceOf opus number
approximateCompositionPeriod early 1840s
assignedToWork Frauenliebe und Leben NERFINISHED
associatedComposerFullName Robert Alexander Schumann NERFINISHED
catalogueRelation part of Robert Schumann’s vocal music output
composer Robert Schumann NERFINISHED
consistsOf eight songs
cycleStructure narrative progression from first love to widowhood
eighthSongTitle Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan
fifthSongTitle Helft mir, ihr Schwestern
firstSongTitle Seit ich ihn gesehen
fourthSongTitle Du Ring an meinem Finger
genre Romantic art song
historicalSignificance seminal work of the Romantic song cycle repertoire
language German
nationalTradition German Romantic music
notableFor integration of piano part into dramatic narrative
intimate portrayal of female subjectivity
originalTitleLanguage German
performanceContext art song concerts
recital repertoire
period Romantic era NERFINISHED
primaryInstrumentation piano
solo voice
secondSongTitle Er, der Herrlichste von allen
seventhSongTitle An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust NERFINISHED
sixthSongTitle Süßer Freund, du blickest
style German Lied
subjectMatter a woman’s life and love
textBy Adelbert von Chamisso NERFINISHED
textCycleTitle Frauen-Liebe und Leben NERFINISHED
textSourceType poetry cycle
thematicFocus love, marriage, motherhood, loss
thirdSongTitle Ich kann’s nicht fassen, nicht glauben NERFINISHED
voiceType voice and piano
workType song cycle

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