Composition: Album für die Jugend, Op. 68 (Schumann, Robert)
| Title | Album für die Jugend ; Album for the Young |
| Alternative title | 43 Clavierstücke für die Jugend |
| Creators | Robert Schumann (composer) |
| Opus | Op.68 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 42 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1848 |
| First published | 1849 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Pieces |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | József Erney |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Theodor Kirchner |
| view | Selections | 5 recorders | — |
| view | Selections | flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Selections | string quartet | Daniel McCormick |
| view | Selections | 4 recorders | Andrea Bornstein |
| view | Selections | 2 recorders and guitar | — |
| view | Selections | 3 recorders | Andrea Bornstein |
| view | Selections | 2 violins and cello | Andrea Bornstein |
| view | Selections | violin and piano | Basil Althaus |
| view | Selections | 2 violins | Károly Huber |
| view | Selections | organ | William Thomas Best |
| view | Selections | guitar | Francisco Tárrega |
| view | Selections | harp | Johannes Snoer |
| view | Melody (No.1) | flute and piano | — |
| view | Melody (No.1) | mixed chorus | Michael Stenov |
| view | Stückchen (No.5) | guitar | William Bajzek |
| view | Armes Waisenkind (No.6) | flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon | Amanda Chung |
| view | Armes Waisenkind (No.6) | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Jägerliedchen (No.7) | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zurückkehrend (No.10) | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zurückkehrend (No.10) | voice and piano | John Michael Diack |
| view | Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zurückkehrend (No.10) | cello and piano | Friedrich Grützmacher |
| view | Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zurückkehrend (No.10) | cello and piano | Karl Edmund Otto von Booth |
| view | Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zurückkehrend (No.10) | 2 cellos | Tiziano Mattei |
| view | Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zurückkehrend (No.10) | piano 4 hands | Francisco Cimadevilla |
| view | Knecht Ruprecht (No.12) | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Kleine Studie (No.14) | violin and piano cello and piano |
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| view | Erster Verlust (No.16) | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Kanonisches Liedchen (No.27) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Stefan Nesyba |
| view | Erinnerung (No.28) | violin and piano | Alfred Moffat |
| view | Erinnerung (No.28) | double bass and piano | Gustav Láska |
| view | * * * (No.30) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Stefan Nesyba |
| view | Thema (No.34) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Stefan Nesyba |
| view | Nordisches Lied (No.40) | strings | John Howard |
| view | Figurierter Choral (No.41) | guitar | Francisco Cimadevilla |
| view | Figurierter Choral (No.41) | organ | Pierre Gouin |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Schuberth & Co. | 1849 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schuberth & Co. | 1867 | Complete Score (300 dpi) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | 1919 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2006 | 1. Melodie · view 2. Soldatenmarsch · view 3. Trällerliedchen · view 4. Choral “Freue dich, o meine Seele” · view 5. Stückchen · view 6. Armes Waisenkind · view 7. Jägerliedchen · view 8. Wilder Reiter · view 9. Volksliedchen · view 10. Fröhlicher Landmann · view 11. Sicilianisch · view 12. Knecht Ruprecht · view 13. Mai, lieber Mai, bald bist du wieder da! · view 14. Kleine Studie · view 15. Frühlingsgesang · view 16. Erster Verlust · view 17. Kleiner Morgenwanderer · view 18. Schnitterliedchen · view 41. Nordisches Lied · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Jürgen Knuth | — | 3. Trällerliedchen · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 10. Fröhlicher Landmann · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Art Publication Society | — | 11. Sicilianisch · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Muzgiz | — | 11. Sicilianisch · view |
| view | Complete | selections | M.D. Swisher | — | 19. Kleine Romanze · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Jürgen Knuth | — | 24. Ernteliedchen · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 26. Untitled · view Engraving files (PMX) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Revista da Semana | 1903 | 28. Souvenir · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Schirmer | — | 41. Nordisches Lied · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 5 recorders; selections | — | — | 38a. Winterzeit I · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Scores (Nos.1-15) · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet · view Bassoon · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for string quartet |
— | — | Complete Score (Nos.2, 4, 6) · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view Violin 3 (Viola) · view Cello 2 (Viola) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | 4. Choral “Freue dich, o meine Seele” · view 6. Armes Waisenkind · view 7. Jägerliedchen · view 8. Wilder Reiter · view 9. Volksliedchen · view 10. Fröhlicher Landmann · view 11. Sizilianisch · view 12. Knecht Ruprecht · view 13. Mai, lieber Mai, bald bist du wieder da! · view 15. Frühlingsgesang · view 16. Erster Verlust · view 18. Schnitterliedchen · view 30. [Untitled] · view 43. Silvesterlied · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 recorders and guitar; selections | — | — | 19. Kleine Romanze · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 3 recorders |
— | — | 2. Soldatenmarsch · view 3. Trällerliedchen · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins and cello |
— | — | 1. Melodie · view 5. Stückchen · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Bosworth & Co. | — | Complete Score (Nos. 3 + 6) · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins |
Harmonia | — | Part II. (Nos.9 to 14) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | 15. Frühlingsgesang · view 29. Fremder Mann · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar |
Ildefonso Alier | — | 12. Knecht Ruprecht (titled "Saint Nicholas") · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar |
Vidal Llimona y Boceta | — | 40. Fugue · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | 12. Knecht Ruprecht (titled "Saint Nicholas") · view 40. Fugue · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harp |
Carl Rühle | — | 15 Pieces · view |
| view | Melody (No.1) | Arrangement for flute and piano | Schott | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Melody (No.1) | Arrangement for mixed chorus |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Stückchen (No.5) | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Armes Waisenkind (No.6) | Arrangement for flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet (B) · view Bassoon · view |
| view | Armes Waisenkind (No.6) | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Jägerliedchen (No.7) | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2019 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (C) · view Euphonium · view |
| view | Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zurückkehrend (No.10) | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2017 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (B) · view Euphonium · view |
| view | Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zurückkehrend (No.10) | Arrangement for voice and piano |
Paterson | 1936 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zurückkehrend (No.10) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score and Cello Part · view Complete Score · view Cello Part · view |
| view | Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zurückkehrend (No.10) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Enoch | 1883 | Complete Score and Cello Part · view Complete Score · view Cello Part · view |
| view | Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zurückkehrend (No.10) | Arrangement for 2 cellos |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zurückkehrend (No.10) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Faustino Fuentes | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Knecht Ruprecht (No.12) | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2019 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (B) · view Euphonium · view |
| view | Kleine Studie (No.14) | Arrangement for violin and piano cello and piano |
Hamelle | 1905 | Complete Score · view Cello Part · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Erster Verlust (No.16) | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2020 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (C) · view Euphonium · view |
| view | Kanonisches Liedchen (No.27) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Stefan Nesyba | 2013 | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Erinnerung (No.28) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schott | 1910 | Complete Score and Violin Part · view Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Erinnerung (No.28) | Arrangement for double bass and piano |
A.E. Fischer | — | Complete Score · view Double Bass Part · view |
| view | * * * (No.30) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Stefan Nesyba | 2013 | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Thema (No.34) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Stefan Nesyba | 2013 | Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Nordisches Lied (No.40) | Arrangement for strings |
— | — | Complete Score (from original) and String Parts · view |
| view | Nordisches Lied (No.40) | Arrangement for strings |
Tiziano Mattei | 2017 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Figurierter Choral (No.41) | Arrangement for guitar |
Faustino Fuentes | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Figurierter Choral (No.41) | Arrangement for organ |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2017 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Mississippi College Piano Pedagogy (piano) | — | 1. Melodie · file 5. Stückchen · file 8. Wilder Reiter · file 10. The Happy Farmer · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Cantores Carmeli Linz (performer) and Michael Stenov (organ) | — | 4. Ein Choral · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | Jürgen Knuth (performer) | For Piano (Knuth) | 3. Trällerliedchen · file 24. Ernteliedchen · file 24. Ernteliedchen · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon (Rondeau) | Virtual performance (Nos.1-5) · file Virtual performance (Nos. 6-10) · file Virtual performance (Nos.11-15) · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Armes Waisenkind (No.6) | For Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon (Chung) | Virtual performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | For Piano (Ryckeghem) | Virtual performance · file | ||
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Figurierter Choral (No.41) | For Organ (Gouin) | Synthesized performance · file |
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