Composition: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Schumann, Robert)
| Title | Kinderszenen |
| Alternative title | Leichte Stücke |
| Creators | Robert Schumann (composer) |
| Opus | Op.15 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 13 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1838 |
| First published | 1839 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Pieces |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Von fremden Ländern und Menschen | — | G major | — |
| Kuriose Geschichte | — | D major | — |
| Hasche-Mann | — | B minor | — |
| Bittendes Kind | — | D major | — |
| Glückes genug | — | D major | — |
| Wichtige Begebenheit | — | A major | — |
| Träumerei | — | F major | — |
| Am Kamin | — | F major | — |
| Ritter vom Steckenpferd | — | C major | — |
| Fast zu ernst | — | G sharp minor | — |
| Fürchtenmachen | — | E minor | — |
| Kind im Einschlummern | — | E minor | — |
| Der Dichter spricht | — | G major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | string orchestra | Jakub Kowalewski |
| view | Complete | clarinet, violin, viola and cello | Olivier Meige |
| view | Complete | 2 violins, viola and cello | Benjamin Godard |
| view | Complete | cello and piano | Friedrich Grützmacher |
| view | Complete | violin and cello | Elaine Fine |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Selections | 4 recorders | Andrea Bornstein |
| view | Selections | 2 violins and cello | — |
| view | Selections | violin and piano | Arthur Seybold |
| view | Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (No.1) | strings | Joshua Choe |
| view | Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (No.1) | 4 recorders | R.D. Tennent |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | violin and orchestra | Adam Stern |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | orchestra | not identified |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | horn and string orchestra | Johann von Herbeck |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | cello and strings | Joshua Choe |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | strings | Joshua Choe |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | strings | Colette Mourey |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones and tuba | Colette Mourey |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | 4 accordions and bass accordion | Paul De Bra |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | 2 mandolins and piano guitar and 2 mandolins |
Carlo Munier |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Hans Sitt |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | 4 violins | Gustav Saenger |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | violin, cello and piano | Richard Klugescheid |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | voice and piano voice and organ |
Colette Mourey |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | violin and piano | Max Eichler |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | violin and piano | Henri Ernst |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | violin and piano | Richard Hofmann |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | violin and piano | Gustav Jensen |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | violin and piano | Emil Kross |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | violin and piano | Marcello Rossi |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | violin and piano | Theodore Moses Tobani |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | violin and piano | — |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | violin and piano cello and harpsichord |
Colette Mourey |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | viola and piano | Uwe Schalltrichter |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | cello and piano | Karl Davydov |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | cello and piano | Georg Goltermann |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | cello and piano | Friedrich Grützmacher |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | cello and piano | David Popper |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | cello and piano | George John Trinkaus |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | flute and piano | not identified |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | double bass and piano | Gustav Láska |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | narrator and piano | — |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | violin | Debneil Nag Chowdhury |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | harp | D. Alberti |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | guitar | Winslow Lewis Hayden |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | guitar | Colette Mourey |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | guitar | Francisco Tárrega |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Unspecified instrument | Charles Di Caro |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | organ | Alexandre Guilmant |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | piano | Masao Endo |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | piano | Will B. Morrison |
| view | Am Kamin (No.8) | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| view | Am Kamin (No.8) | violin and piano | Richard Hofmann |
| view | Traumerie, Am Kamin, (Nos.7-8) | orchestra | Theodore Moses Tobani |
| view | Traumerie, Am Kamin, (Nos.7-8) | orchestra | Liam Cameron |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1839 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Art Publication Society | 1915 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Art Publication Society | 1915 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | 1919 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Columbia | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Theodore Presser | 1907 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Armstrong Music Pub Co. | — | 7. Träumerei · view 8. Am Kamin · view |
| view | Complete | selections | M.D. Swisher | — | 7. Träumerei · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 7. Träumerei · view Engraving files (PMX) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2006 | 13. Der Dichter spricht · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for string orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for clarinet, violin, viola and cello |
— | — | Clarinet Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Durand | 1874 | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1873 | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and cello |
Elaine Fine | 2020 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | G. Flaxland | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen - Score and Parts · view 7. Träumerei - Score and Parts · view 8. Am Kamin - Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins and cello; selections | Gutheil | — | 7 Träumerei; 8. Am Kamin - Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Anton J. Benjamin | 1925 | 7. Träumerei; 8. Am Kamin - Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (No.1) | Arrangement for strings |
Joshua Choe | 2020 | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (No.1) | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for violin and orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for orchestra |
— | — | Complete Parts (full orch. without piano) · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for orchestra |
— | — | Complete Parts (minimal orch.) · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for horn and string orchestra |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for cello and strings |
Joshua Choe | 2014 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for strings |
Joshua Choe | 2020 | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for strings |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones and tuba |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for 4 accordions and bass accordion |
Paul De Bra | 2021 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Engraving files (MuseScore) · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for 2 mandolins and piano guitar and 2 mandolins |
R.Maurri | — | Mandolin 1 · view Mandolin 2 · view Mandola · view Guitar · view Piano · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for 4 violins |
Carl Fischer | 1900 | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Violin 3 · view Violin 4 · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
Carl Fischer | 1904 | Violin and Cello Parts · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for voice and piano voice and organ |
— | — | Complete Score for Soprano · view Complete Score for Mezzo-Soprano · view Complete Score for Alto · view Complete Score for Tenor · view Complete Score for Baritone · view Complete Score for Bass · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Edition Europa | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
McKinley Music Co. | — | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Bosworth & Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
P.J. Tonger | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Carl Fischer | 1897 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for violin and piano | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for violin and piano cello and harpsichord |
— | — | Violin Part and Piano Score · view Violin Part and Harpsichord Score · view Cello Part and Piano Score · view Cello Part and Harpsichord Score · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for viola and piano |
— | — | Viola · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Johann André | 1887 | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Bosworth & Co. | — | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Schirmer | 1909 | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
M. Witmark & Sons | 1913 | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for flute and piano |
— | — | Piano and Cornet (B) Parts · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for double bass and piano |
A.E. Fischer | — | Complete Score · view Double Bass · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for narrator and piano | Durand | 1907 | Complete Score (retitled: "Reverie") · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for violin |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for harp |
Carl Fischer | 1914 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for guitar |
W.L. Hayden | 1871 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for guitar |
Vlotho: Stefan Apke | 2020 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score, titled ''Rêverie'' · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for guitar |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for guitar |
Vlotho: Stefan Apke | 2019 | 2 Versions · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for Unspecified instrument |
— | — | Melody Score · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for organ |
Theodore Presser | 1904 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (cleaned) · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for piano |
Masao Endo | 2001 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Träumerei (No.7) | Arrangement for piano |
Warner C. Williams & Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Am Kamin (No.8) | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Am Kamin (No.8) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Traumerie, Am Kamin, (Nos.7-8) | Arrangement for orchestra |
Carl Fischer | — | Piano-Conductor Score · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon · view Horn 1, 2 (F) · view Cornet 1, 2 (B) · view Trombone · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Traumerie, Am Kamin, (Nos.7-8) | Arrangement for orchestra |
Liam Cameron | 2022 | "The Poet Speaks" (Full Score) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Gabriel Antonio Hernandez Romero (piano) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Christoph Zbinden (piano) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Chiara Bertoglio (piano) | — | 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen · file 2. Kuriose Geschichte · file 3. Hasche-Mann · file 4. Bittendes Kind · file 5. Glückes genug · file 6. Wichtige Begebenheit · file 7. Träumerei · file 8. Am Kamin · file 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd · file 10. Fast zu ernst · file 11. Fürchtenmachen · file 12. Kind im Einschlummern · file 13. Der Dichter spricht · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Jürgen Noll (piano) | — | 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen · file 2. Kuriose Geschichte · file 3. Hasche-Mann · file 4. Bittendes Kind · file 5. Glückes genug · file 6. Wichtige Begebenheit · file 7. Träumerei · file 8. Am Kamin · file 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd · file 10. Fast zu ernst · file 11. Fürchtenmachen · file 12. Kind im Einschlummern · file 13. Der Dichter spricht · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Peter Bradley-Fulgoni (piano) | — | 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen · file 2. Kuriose Geschichte · file 3. Hasche-Mann · file 4. Bittendes Kind · file 5. Glückes genug · file 6. Wichtige Begebenheit · file 7. Träumerei · file 8. Am Kamin · file 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd · file 10. Fast zu ernst · file 11. Fürchtenmachen · file 12. Kind im Einschlummern · file 13. Der Dichter spricht · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Guiomar Novaes (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Ivy Improta (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Clara Haskil (piano) | — | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Stefano Ligoratti (piano) and Matilda Colliard (cello) and Stefano Ligoratti (piano) | For Cello and Piano (Grützmacher) | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Träumerei (No.7) | Tim Ko (piano) | — | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Träumerei (No.7) | Professor P (performer) | For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra) | Complete Recording · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | — | 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Träumerei (No.7) | — | Synthesized Performance · file 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd · file |
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| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Träumerei (No.7) | — | Synthesized Performance · file |
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