Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16

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Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16 is a highly expressive and technically demanding piano cycle from the Romantic era, inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s fictional character Johannes Kreisler and noted for its rapid mood shifts and psychological depth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf piano cycle ⓘ
solo piano work ⓘ
associatedWith E. T. A. Hoffmann’s literary works ⓘ
Johannes Kreisler ⓘ
basedOn Johannes Kreisler ⓘ
catalogIn Schumann piano works ⓘ
composer Robert Schumann ⓘ
compositionYear 1838 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Frédéric Chopin ⓘ
difficultyLevel advanced ⓘ
eraOfComposer Romantic ⓘ
firstPublicationPlace Leipzig ⓘ
genre Romantic piano music ⓘ
inspiredBy E. T. A. Hoffmann ⓘ
E. T. A. Hoffmann’s character Johannes Kreisler ⓘ
linked to: Johannes Kreisler
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
keyCharacteristic complex rhythmic writing ⓘ
frequent alternation between agitated and lyrical sections ⓘ
rich chromatic harmony ⓘ
use of shifting tempos and dynamics ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
movement No. 1 Äußerst bewegt ⓘ
No. 2 Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch ⓘ
No. 3 Sehr aufgeregt ⓘ
No. 4 Sehr langsam ⓘ
No. 5 Sehr lebhaft ⓘ
No. 6 Sehr langsam ⓘ
No. 7 Sehr rasch ⓘ
No. 8 Schnell und spielend ⓘ
movementCount 8 ⓘ
nationalityOfComposer German ⓘ
notedFor psychological depth ⓘ
rapid mood shifts ⓘ
technical difficulty ⓘ
numberOfPieces 8 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 16 ⓘ
performancePractice individual movements sometimes performed separately ⓘ
often performed as a complete cycle ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel ⓘ
reception considered one of Schumann’s greatest piano works ⓘ
relatedTo Florestan and Eusebius personae of Robert Schumann ⓘ
revisedIn 1850 ⓘ
structure cycle of contrasting character pieces ⓘ
style highly expressive ⓘ
targetPerformer concert pianists ⓘ
title Kreisleriana ⓘ
typicalDuration approximately 30 minutes ⓘ
workOf Robert Schumann ⓘ

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Clara Schumann → dedicateeOf → Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16 ⓘ
E.T.A. Hoffmann’s Kreisleriana essays → influenced → Robert Schumann’s Kreisleriana, Op. 16 ⓘ
linked to: Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16
E.T.A. Hoffmann’s Kreisleriana essays → relatedWork → Robert Schumann’s Kreisleriana, Op. 16 ⓘ
linked to: Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16