Carnaval

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Carnaval is a celebrated piano suite by Robert Schumann, composed of short character pieces that depict masked revelers at a carnival and various musical personae.

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Carnaval canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character piece collection ⓘ
piano suite ⓘ
alternativeTitle Carnaval, Op. 9 ⓘ
composer Robert Schumann ⓘ
compositionPeriod 1834–1835 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
dedicatedTo Paganini (on title page dedication) ⓘ
depicts Robert Schumann’s alter egos Florestan and Eusebius ⓘ
commedia dell’arte characters ⓘ
masked revelers at a carnival ⓘ
genre Romantic piano music ⓘ
hasMusicalCryptogram A–S–C–H ⓘ
S–C–H–A ⓘ
influenced later Romantic character pieces ⓘ
key various keys ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
movement A.S.C.H.-S.C.H.A. (Lettres dansantes) ⓘ
Arlequin ⓘ
Aveu ⓘ
Chiarina ⓘ
Chopin ⓘ
linked to: Frédéric Chopin

Coquette ⓘ
Estrella ⓘ
Eusebius ⓘ
Florestan ⓘ
Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins ⓘ
Paganini ⓘ
linked to: Niccolò Paganini

Pantalon et Colombine ⓘ
Papillons ⓘ
Pause ⓘ
Pierrot ⓘ
Promenade ⓘ
Préambule ⓘ
Reconnaissance ⓘ
Réplique ⓘ
Sphinxes ⓘ
linked to: Sphinx

Valse allemande ⓘ
Valse noble ⓘ
notableFeature contains movements named after commedia dell’arte characters ⓘ
contains movements named after contemporaries ⓘ
depicts masked revelers at a carnival ⓘ
includes musical portraits of people and personae ⓘ
includes self-portraits of Schumann as Florestan and Eusebius ⓘ
short character pieces ⓘ
uses musical cryptograms based on pitch letters ⓘ
notableMovement Eusebius ⓘ
Florestan ⓘ
Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins ⓘ
Préambule ⓘ
numberOfMovements 21 ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 9 ⓘ
partOf piano repertoire ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
premiereDate 1840 ⓘ
scoring solo piano ⓘ
workOf Robert Schumann ⓘ

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