Album pour la jeunesse - 4.Un choral
in G major · Op. 68, No. 4
Robert Schumann 1810–1856
G major
Key
Op. 68, No. 4
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Themes & character
Chorale texture·Four-part writing·Legato chord playing·Composed 1848
At a glance
- Catalogue
- Op. 68, No. 4
- Key
- G major
About the piece
A Chorale, fourth in the Album for the Young, written in the four-part hymn texture that was the foundation of German musical training.
Playing it well requires connecting full chords smoothly from one to the next, hearing all four voices at once. Schumann is quietly introducing his young players to the harmonic thinking that underpins everything else they will study.
The composer
Robert Schumann
1810–1856
Robert Schumann was a German composer, pianist, and music critic of the early Romantic era. He composed in all the main musical genres of the time, writing for solo piano, voice and piano, chamber groups, orchestra, choir and the opera. His works typify the spirit of the Romantic era in German music.
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