SKU: A0.1290024

Opus/Catalog Number: Op. 68, No. 1
Key/Tone: G Major
Year/Date of Composition: 1848
Difficulty: Grade 3/12 (Easy)
Obs.: This lyrical and quiet piece, also called Melody is the first of 43 short piano pieces in Robert Schumann's Album für die Jugend, op. 68.
The original piece is in C Major, for piano. This arrangement is in G Major, for Viola and Piano.

SKU: A0.534424

Schumann's romantic classic from 1849 in a new edition prepared using three 19th century editions.

SKU: A0.844514

In 1849 Robert Schumann completed a set of Romantic character pieces for piano which he named Forest Scenes. One of that set was called Roadside Inn, which I have arranged for Instrumental Solo with Piano Accompaniment. In keeping with the characteristics of the Romantic period my arrangement is full of contrasts and constant shifts between dynamics, articulations, and themes. I took themes and fragments of themes from the original and re-ordered them into a bit of a rondo form. There are interpretive marks in every measure making it a great piece for auditions to show your technique and interpretation. Not too difficult to play but sounds quite advanced when all details are observed. Another feature is the beautiful harmonic interplay between the solo and accompaniment. To be played warmly and with passion to welcome people to your Roadside Inn.  
2 1/2 minutes, 5 page score, 2 page solo part
Temporary MIDI recording; a live performance will be much more expressive and free.

SKU: A0.1292063

Opus/Catalog Number: Op. 68, No. 2
Key/Tone: C Major
Year/Date of Composition: 1848
Difficulty: Grade 2/12 (Easy)
Obs.: This energic piece, also called Soldier's March is the second of 43 short piano pieces in Robert Schumann's Album für die Jugend, op. 68.
The original piece is made for piano. This arrangement is for Viola and Piano.

SKU: S9.Q5357

Ivan Rezác composed this piece to mark the 150th birthday of Robert Schumann in 1960. The title derives from the political events happening in the Czech Republic at that time: Just as memorials to former heroes were being torn down, the torso of the planned Schumann monument survived. Ivan Rezác clearly demonstrates Schumann‘s variation principle and analyses the specific formation and tectonic method using his own musical material, without, however, quoting specifically from any of Schumann‘s works.

SKU: A0.953820

An arrangement of a piano solo, Nr 26 from Schumann's Album for the Young, for viola and piano.  The original music has only a sign (three stars in a triangle formation), so I have given it a title based on that sign and Schumann's suggestion regarding how it is to be played.

SKU: A0.637610