SCHUMANN HUMORESQUE IN B-FLAT MAJOR OP 20

Revised Edition

Publisher: Henle
Format: Softcover
Composer: Robert Schumann
Editor: Ernst Herttrich

Do you not know Jean Paul, our great writer? I have learnt more couterpoint from him that from my music teacher. His Vorschule der Asthetik with its extensive treatment of humour probably occasioned to Schumann to think of giving a piano work the title Humoreske - thus giving birth to a new musical genre. The romantic humour is not, however, aimed at humour in a modern sense of the word, but rather at a portrayal of the fragility and contradictory nature of the human condition. As if in a kaleidoscope, Schumann juxtaposes the most diverse elements of form and moods. Ernst Herttrich's revision reflects the latest scholarly findings for this unusual work.

Item #: 051480441
UPC: 884088176341
Size: 12.25"  x  9.25"
Pages: 52
Stock #: HL51480441