Arabeske

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Arabeske is the poetic, ornamentally styled musical concept evoked by Robert Schumann in his lyrical piano piece "Arabeske in C major," Op. 18.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character piece ⓘ
solo piano piece ⓘ
approximateDuration 7 minutes ⓘ
catalogCode WoO 18 (informal reference as Op. 18) ⓘ
composer Robert Schumann ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
dedicatedTo Frau Majorin Friederike Serre auf Maxen ⓘ
form rondo-like form ⓘ
genre Romantic piano music ⓘ
hasContrastBetween lyrical main theme and more agitated intermezzi ⓘ
hasMood intimate ⓘ
melancholic episodes ⓘ
tender ⓘ
hasSection Hauptthema (main theme) ⓘ
Intermezzo I ⓘ
Intermezzo II ⓘ
coda ⓘ
inspiredBy poetic arabesque concept ⓘ
instrumentation piano ⓘ
isFrequentlyPerformed true ⓘ
isFrequentlyRecorded true ⓘ
key C major ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
movementCount one ⓘ
notableInterpreter Alfred Brendel ⓘ
Claudio Arrau ⓘ
Martha Argerich ⓘ
Vladimir Horowitz ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 18 ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
placeComposed Vienna ⓘ
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel ⓘ
relatedWorkByComposer Blumenstück in D-flat major, Op. 19 ⓘ
Kreisleriana, Op. 16 ⓘ
style lyrical ⓘ
ornamental ⓘ
poetic ⓘ
tempoIndication Leicht und zart ⓘ
titleMeaning arabesque ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext encore piece ⓘ
piano recital ⓘ
usesTexture cantabile melody with accompaniment ⓘ
ornamented figuration ⓘ
yearComposed 1839 ⓘ

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