Composer

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Robert Schumann

Genre

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Choral

Style

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Romance

Compose Date

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1849 - 1850

Average_duration

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8:58

Movement_count

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5

Movement ....

Robert Schumann's 'Romanzen und Balladen III (5), Op.145' is a collection of five songs for voice and piano, composed in 1858. The premiere of the work took place in Leipzig in the same year, with the composer's wife, Clara Schumann, performing the piano accompaniment. The five movements of the work are titled as follows: 'Die Sennin' (The Alpine Herdswoman), 'Liebesgram' (Love's Sorrow), 'Die Fensterscheibe' (The Windowpane), 'Der Gärtner' (The Gardener), and 'Die Spinnerin' (The Spinner). Each song is a setting of a poem by a different author, and Schumann's music captures the mood and emotion of each text with great sensitivity. In 'Die Sennin', the piano accompaniment evokes the sound of cowbells and the rolling hills of the Alps, while the vocal line expresses the longing of the herdswoman for her lover. 'Liebesgram' is a more somber piece, with a mournful melody and a piano accompaniment that emphasizes the pain of lost love. 'Die Fensterscheibe' is a playful and whimsical song, with a lively piano part that imitates the sound of raindrops on a windowpane. In 'Der Gärtner', Schumann creates a pastoral atmosphere with a gentle, flowing accompaniment and a vocal line that expresses the joy of being in nature. 'Die Spinnerin' is a more dramatic piece, with a driving piano part that suggests the spinning wheel and a vocal line that conveys the intensity of the spinner's work. Overall, 'Romanzen und Balladen III (5), Op.145' is a beautiful and varied collection of songs that showcases Schumann's skill as a composer and his ability to capture the essence of different texts through music.

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