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| | Schumann, Robert (1810-1856) Classical Compositions and Robert Schumann (1810-1856) classical music sheets. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) |
 | | Other important chamber music by Schumann includes three piano trios, three violin sonatas and a number of shorter character-pieces that include the Märchenbilder for viola and piano, collections of Phantasiestücke with alternative instrumentation and the cello and piano Fünf Stücke im Volkston, with other short pieces generally suggesting a literary or otherwise extra-musical programme. |
 | | The piano music of Schumann, whether written for himself, for his wife, or, in later years, for his children, offers a wealth of material. |
 | | From the earlier period comes Carnaval, a series of short musical scenes based on the letters of the composer's name and that of the town of Asch, home of Ernestine von Fricken, a fellow-student of Friedrich Wieck, to whom Schumann was briefly engaged. |
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