Composition: Kinderleben, Op. 81 (Kullak, Theodor)

Title Kinderleben
Alternative title Scenes from Childhood ; Kleine Stücke
Creators Theodor Kullak (composer)
Opus Op.81
Instrumentation piano
Number of movements 12
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First published 1854
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Composition types Pieces
Period Romantic
View on IMSLP
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Sections

Title
click for details		 Metronome Key Measures
Ein fromm' Gebet (Childs prayer) — — —
Der kleine, rüstige Wandersmann (The little wanderer) — — —
Grossmutter erzählt eine schauerliche Geschichte (Grandmother tells a ghost-story) — — —
Eröffnung des Kinderballs Opening of the childrens party — — —
Froher Muth und frommer Sinn führen leicht durch's Leben hin; (Loving soul and pure heart gay Lead through life a pleasant way) — — —
Der Wettlauf (The race) — — —
Der Engelein im Traume (The angel in the dream) — — —
Die Nachtigall im Busch (The nightingale) — — —
Spinnerliedchen (A little spinning song) — — —
Das Gespenst im Kamin (The ghost up the chimney) — — —
Die kleinen Jäger (The little huntsmen) — — —
Der kleine Seiltänzer (The little tight-rope dancer) — — —

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Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view Complete — Schirmer 1880 Nos.1-8 · view
Nos.1-8 (improved version) · view
view Complete — Heinrichshofen's Verlag — Nos.9-12 · view
Nos.9-12 (improved version) · view
view Complete — Mississippi College Piano Pedagogy 2020 3. Grandmother Tells a Ghost Story · view

Recordings/Performances

DetailsPerformersFiles
view Mississippi College Piano Pedagogy (piano) 3. Grossmutter erzählt eine schauerliche Geschichte · file
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