Kinderscenen - Curiose Geschichte
in D major
Robert Schumann 1810–1856
D major
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Themes & character
Playful narrative·Unpredictable turns·From Kinderszenen·Storytelling character
At a glance
- Key
- D major
About the piece
Kuriose Geschichte, A Curious Story, is the second piece in Schumann's Kinderszenen, composed in 1838. Its off-balance rhythms and sudden shifts of direction give it a storytelling quality, as if the music itself keeps changing its mind mid-sentence.
It sits between the wondering opening piece and the chase of Hasche-Mann, adding a touch of mischief to the set's early pages.
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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