Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6

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Robert Schumann’s Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 is a Romantic-era piano cycle of character pieces that reflects his alter egos Florestan and Eusebius and is considered one of his most poetic and intimate works.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic-era composition
character piece collection
piano cycle
associatedWith Davidsbündler
Eusebius
Florestan
character intimate
poetic
composer Robert Schumann
considered one of Schumann’s most intimate compositions
one of Schumann’s most poetic piano works
containsMovement Balladenmäßig (No. 10)
Einfach (No. 11)
Einfach (No. 5)
Frisch (No. 15)
Frisch (No. 8)
Innig (No. 2)
Lebhaft (No. 1)
Lebhaft (No. 9)
Mit Humor (No. 12)
Mit Humor (No. 3)
Mit gutem Humor (No. 16)
Nicht schnell (No. 18)
Nicht schnell (No. 7)
Sehr rasch (No. 6)
Ungeduldig (No. 4)
Wie aus der Ferne (No. 17)
Wild und lustig (No. 13)
Zart und singend (No. 14)
dedicatedTo Clara Wieck
linked to: Clara Schumann
firstPublicationYear 1837
form cycle of character pieces
genre Romantic piano music
hasCatalogNumber WoO 18 in some early catalogues
inspiredBy Clara Wieck
linked to: Clara Schumann
instrumentation solo piano
keyStructure multi-key cycle
languageOfTitle German
notableFor alternation of Florestan and Eusebius characters
integration of literary and musical personae
numberOfPieces 18
opusNumber Op. 6
period Romantic era
placeOfFirstPublication Leipzig
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel
reflects Schumann’s alter egos Florestan and Eusebius
relatedWork Carnaval, Op. 9
Kreisleriana, Op. 16
style miniature character pieces linked cyclically
titleTranslation Dances of the League of David

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Clara Schumann dedicateeOf Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
Kreisleriana, Op. 16 relatedWorkByComposer Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
linked to: Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
Humoreske in B-flat major, Op. 20 relatedWorkByComposer Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
linked to: Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6