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The short answer
A small scene with a diary date. Kinderscenen - Glückes genug is a character piece by Robert Schumann from the Romantic era. PlayPiano puts it at Level 5, an estimate.
- character piece
- Romantic
- joyful
- playful
- voicing
Also known as Op. 15 No. 5.
History
Schumann's diary records Glückes genug on 11 March 1838. It belongs to the February and March period in which he wrote Kinderszenen. The collection reached print the following year.
Sources
What to listen for
A small lead-in
The G-sharp pickup leads into a rising A-C-sharp-F-sharp figure. Let the phrase grow and relax toward E without making the inner notes as prominent as the melody.
Leave room for the answer
The melody falls from D to A, pauses, then adds a detached A. Keep the short silence clear while the supporting line answers below.
Two lines in conversation
Short slurred figures lead through both registers. Listen to the moving lower line as well as the upper tune, then connect the next G-sharp to its arrival.
Relax, then return
The source marks a slowing near the end of this phrase and a return to tempo for the next lead-in. Let the ending breathe without losing the sense of the next phrase.
How to practise it
Keep the upper phrase distinct from its inner sixteenths.
- Practise the pickup through the highest note and its descent.
- Practise the inner pattern softly, then bring out the slower upper line.
- Connect the stated opening gestures at a comfortable tempo, keeping their distinct releases.
How hard is it
The proposed target values coordinated gesture, clear articulation and continuity across the full acquired miniature. Its short length does not determine its difficulty.
About this piece
- Collection
- Small scenes, big imagination
- Licence
- Public Domain
- Source
- mutopiaproject.org
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
