Album pour la jeunesse - 9.Chanson populaire
in D minor · Op. 68, No. 9
Robert Schumann 1810–1856
D minor
Key
Op. 68, No. 9
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Themes & character
Little Folk Song·Minor to major contrast·Two clear sections·Composed 1848
At a glance
- Catalogue
- Op. 68, No. 9
- Key
- D minor
About the piece
Little Folk Song, ninth in the Album for the Young. A sombre minor-key opening gives way to a brighter major-key middle section before the shadow returns.
The structure is simple enough for a child to grasp whole, and it teaches something important: that a change of mode changes the entire emotional character of music without changing much else.
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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