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The short answer
A childhood game became a concert finale. Hasche-Mann, Kinderszenen Op. 15 No. 3 is a character piece by Robert Schumann from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 6, an estimate.
- character piece
- Romantic
- playful
Also known as Kinderscenen - Hasche-Mann.
History
Marie Wieck played six Kinderszenen in Dresden's Cosel-Palais on 18 January 1853. Her programme moved Hasche-Mann from its usual third position to the end, using it as an effective closing piece.
Sources
What to listen for
Long notes launch quick falls
Hear each longer upper note lead into detached sixteenths. The little rising preparation gives way to a falling response.
Held sound interrupts the chase
The upper pattern broadens into a held chord before the opening-related detached figures return. Compare that sustained upper sound with its renewed motion.
How to practise it
Long attack into detached small notes; source line crosses staff notation.
- Keep the initial connection distinct from the separated small notes.
- Follow that one written line across its staff changes; do not equate a staff switch with a required hand switch.
How hard is it
Fast playful motion requires light articulation, reliable coordination and relaxed evenness.
About this piece
- Collection
- Small scenes, big imagination
- Licence
- Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
- Source
- mutopiaproject.org
- Credit
- “Kinderscenen - Hasche-Mann” by R. Schumann (1810 to 1856). Mutopia edition maintained by Ying-Chun Liu. Source: https://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/piece-info.cgi?id=365. Licensed under CC BY 3.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/. Changes to the supplied file: none; any later conversion or edit must be disclosed separately.
More by Robert Schumann
- Album for the Young, Op. 68 No. 1, MélodieLevel 2, estimatedOpen to everyone
- Träumerei, Kinderszenen Op. 15 No. 7Level 6, estimatedWith Maestro
- Toccata in C major, Op. 7Level 10, estimatedWith Maestro
