Album pour la jeunesse - 36.Chant de marins italiens
in G minor · Op. 68, No. 36
Robert Schumann 1810–1856
G minor
Key
Op. 68, No. 36
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Themes & character
Italian sailors' song·Barcarolle rhythm·Late in the album·Composed 1848
At a glance
- Catalogue
- Op. 68, No. 36
- Key
- G minor
About the piece
Song of the Italian Sailors, thirty sixth in the Album for the Young, from the demanding later section of the collection intended for more advanced players.
Its rocking rhythm evokes a boat on water in the manner of a barcarolle, and it moves between a brooding minor-key verse and a brighter refrain, requiring real control of mood and colour.
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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