Schumann -- Carnaval, Op. 9
by Robert Schumann
Piano Solo - Sheet Music

Piano - Advanced

SKU: AP.37152

Composed by Robert Schumann. Edited by Maurice Hinson. Masterworks; Piano Collection. Alfred Masterwork CD Edition. Masterwork; Romantic. Book and CD. 60 pages. Alfred Music #00-37152. Published by Alfred Music (AP.37152).

ISBN 9780739077634. UPC: 038081412610. English.

Carnaval is characteristic of Schumann's highly individual youthful romanticism and requires musical maturity for performance. Written for advanced pianists, it is a series of glimpses enveloped in the atmosphere of a masked ball with titles such as Arlequin, Papillons, Sphinxes, Coquette and so on. Most of the 23 pieces are based on the notes A-S-C-H, arranged in a succession of melodic and rhythm patterns (s is German for E-flat, h is German for B-natural). Asch was a Bohemian town where Schumann had a girlfriend. 60 pages. Included is an outstanding CD recording from the Naxos label.