At the end of the exposition (in the codetta), the cello is given a long dominant pedal from bars 73-84. The first subject group should be in the tonic key. Schumann uses lots of interesting, harmonically rich chords throughout the movement. Friends of Music Recordings is pleased to announce its third release, Piano Trios of Clara and Robert Schumann, performed by The Castle Trio: Lambert Orkis, piano; Marilyn McDonald, violin; and Kenneth Slowik, violoncello. Schumann, Clara, 1819-1896--Criticism and interpretation, Schumann, Clara, 1819-1896. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[145.74 211.794 223.476 223.806]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Gerstein / Grainyt-Tyla Thursday THU 30 March 2023 07.30 PM Groer Saal . 4 0 obj (an Im tentatively assuming most of the people reading this will already have the A Level Anthology of Music recommended by Edexcel. 17; Robert Schumann: Trio in D minor, Op. 17" 2.) <<5B3DA50424A6B2110A00002A8DCBFE7F>]/Prev 1021387>> This study will place this piece within the context of the Romantic piano sonata genre of the mid-nineteenth century, and offer some possible reasons for its neglect within the literature. Tickets cost 20,000 to 30,000 won. endobj Reading alone will not help you absorb this information! The Scherzo in the tempo of a minuet is a surprisingly gentle movement, marked by playful dotted rhythms and a more lyrical trio. 45; Clara Schumann: Trio in G, Op. Not coincidentally, the first Piano Trio of Robert Schumann, a work of substantial craftsmanship, bears a strong musical resemblance to Clara's Piano Trio, Op. Modulations are made between the parallel major/minor of G in the A section. 11, Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor; Camille Saint-Sans: Piano Trio in F major. 17; () Authorities 1 in G minor, Op. This is written in modified ternary form (or ABA). 4. 17" by his wife Clara. 0000021374 00000 n 23, Clara Schumann & Fanny Mendelssohn Piano Trios, Clara Wieck-Schumann: Trio g-moll Op. Her husband Robert Schumann was extremely ill. The second subject should be in the tonic key or the tonic major. Schumann's concerto for piano was completed, published, and given its first performance in 1836 when she was sixteen years old. 17, composed in 1846) is Clara Schumann's first work for chamber ensemble, and one of her most ambitious works in any genre. 0000007951 00000 n I bit my lip before replying. For example, my First Symphony in B-flat Major was written in four days. 0000001660 00000 n It's Clara Schumann's bicentenary and time to put this superwoman pianist and composer into the spotlight. Schumann is mindful of the Italian origin of the word "scherzo," meaning jest; this is a lighthearted piece, not the powerful, imposing fast movement preferred by Beethoven and his followers. This is called a tonal surprise. Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Gershwin, and Philip Glass. Happily, Claras trio was well received in its initial private performances, which may well have prompted the trio thoughts Robert recorded having near the beginning of June of 1847. 0000013132 00000 n Romantic harmony uses a system of tension with lots of, Rhythm, metre and tempo of Clara Schumann Piano Trio, 1a is the main melody explored in the development. Suspensions create yet more dissonance, such as those in bars 129-130 in the violin and cello parts. Clara Schumanns Piano Trio, Op. trailer She made her piano debut at 11 and began her Piano Concerto in A Minor when she was 14. 1. Though the speed with which the trio was conceived seems surprising, Schumann himself felt that his creative process had become more time-consuming, as a post-1846 diary entry makes clear: I used to write practically all of my shorter pieces in the heat of inspiration, and many were completed with almost unthinkable rapidity. 0000027176 00000 n her most performed work in the nineteenth century. 0000006430 00000 n [1], The 2nd movement consists of three sections; Scherzo, Trio, and Scherzo. A good example is bars 29-30. In March of 1846, Robert had experienced a temporary relapse of his illness and depression of the previous two years, during which, he reported, there were times when he had not really been able to abide music for quite a while, as it cuts into my nerves as if with knives, a sorry state indeed for a man his doctor described as addicted to his one usualone and only!occupation, composing. (Despite his investment of time in this activity, the substantial income Robert eventually realized from the ongoing sale of his compositions began to arrive only in 1849.) %%EOF However, as there is clearly still one dominant melody, we are going to call this polyphonically animated homophony rather than pure polyphony. Indeed, numerous commentators rank the D minor trio among his very finest chamber music productions. This CD presents two of the finest chamber works by Clara and Robert Schumann, whose sixteen-year-long marriage was the commingling of the shared musical experience, complimentary creative requirements, and physical and emotional dependencies of two of Germanys finest Romantic-era musicians. Some features of this site may not work without it. Throughout their lives, they developed a lively artistic exchange which included borrowing musical materials from each other. 49, Schumann was twenty-nine, and embroiled in an effort to marry twenty-year-old Clara Wieck, whose career as a concert pianist was already firmly established. 142 0 obj JavaScript is disabled for your browser. What is sometimes overlooked is that Clara Schumann was not only a virtuoso pianist but also a brilliant composer. This gives everything a Romantic sound of yearning. Clara Schumann's Piano Trio in G minor, Op. Well, if not, re-read the structure section, as you will need to know all about them for this section. Anne-Sophie Mutter joins her protg and Sony Classical artist, cellist Pablo Ferrndez, for this new recording of Brahms's bijoux Double Concerto and the unjustly neglected Piano Trio by Clara Schumann. The mood of 1c is a sudden shift from the music beforehand, using dotted notes and staccato articulation to establish a more angry, almost aggressive tone. For example, she was one of the first pianists to perform from memory, something which today is seen as the norm. These include Eb major in bar 98, Bb minor two bars later and then F minor two bars after that! Box 37012 Clara Wieck's father began training her from an early age for a great musical career as both a pianist and a composer. Clara would have performed this core repertoire and this made the trio a natural outlet for her creativity. trio should be praised or criticized using the same guidelines as the trios of her As is typical of early Romantic music, there are lots of perfect cadences in the music. These include G minor in bar 65 and Eb major in bar 69. Op. Her husband, Robert Schumann, was extremely ill and the couple had travelled to Nordeney in an . % features unique to her own compositional style. Well at least that bit was nice and easy! 145 0 obj Here are some other interesting points in the music: There is wide dynamic range to be found in this movement. It was also played in Vienna on 16 November 1862, with Brahms himself at the piano supported by members of the Hellmesberger Quartet. During the transition, the music modulates. Clara puts her Bach studies to use in the development section, a confident excursion into counterpoint, and uses a scholarly and controlled approach to a section that other composers of the time dealt with more freely, even sloppily. If Schumanns influence is apparent in the first movement, Mendelssohns can be heard in the melodious Andante, a Romantic Song without Words with an agitated middle section and some lovely writing for all three instruments. Thankfully, Clara Schumanns Piano Trio is out of copyright! Because this paper discusses Clara Schu- Born in Barry, Glamorgan in 1906, Grace Williams learnt piano and violin from a young age before turning her hand to composition. She was referred to as the Queen of the Piano, and was instrumental (geddit?) While Clara was on tour in Paris shortly before their wedding, for example, Robert had written her: I have just read your letter in which you write, If I remain in Dresden for one year I will be forgotten as an artist . Clara era modelul metodelor sale pedagogice de nvare a pianului, metode care i-au fcut pe muzicieni ca Robert Schumann i Hans von Blow s devin pianiti de concert remarcabili. in the development of concerts. For more information . The piece was written in 1846, a year in which she gave the premiere of Robert Schumann's piano concerto and had her fourth child. Johannes Brahms, n le 7 mai 1833 Hambourg [A 1] et mort le 3 avril 1897 Vienne, est un compositeur, pianiste et chef d'orchestre allemand.Johannes Brahms est l'un des plus importants musiciens de la priode romantique.Beaucoup le considrent comme le successeur de Ludwig van Beethoven : sa premire symphonie est dcrite par Hans Guido von Blow comme tant la dixime . 0000003274 00000 n . She made her piano debut at 11 and began her Piano Concerto in A Minor when she was 14. A summary of Clara Schumann's Piano Trio in G minor In the Edexcel Music A Level Listening and Appraising section, with basic points to be used as a starting point for revision, taken from the Pearson Support Guide. - Youtube videos - Analysis of each element - Questions to consider - Wider listening ideas with a task for students to . Charles Rosen: Schuberts Inflections of Classical Form. Only from the year 1845, when I began to invent and work out everything in my head, did a completely new method of composition begin to develop. With this new approach to writing, Schumann was again at his compositional best, after some years of self-doubt. [4], Hall, George, "Schumann, Clara (Josephine)," in, Clara Schumann: Trio Fr Violine, Cello Und Klavier Op. There is a lot of high register playing for the cello which is accompanied with a counter melody in the violin. 63" by Schumann and "Piano Trio No. )?@faK#CJ9XMDQc:yU0x. as a female composer. You will also have to know them back to front, upside down and off by heart! Like Mozart, she was originally a child prodigy (wunderkind), who went on to become one of the most famous concert %PDF-1.5 2: Chamber Music by Felix, Clara & Robert, Robert Schumann: Piano Trios, Op. chamber music a listener s guide criticism. Clara Schumann was an experienced, admired performer in the cutthroat world of acclaimed piano virtuososand this formidable, imaginative closing movement . Engelmann and Clara Schumann. of other successful composers and performers of her time, yet she had many selfdoubts Clara Schumann Piano Trio in G minor Op 17 (Mvt 1) // Friday Lunchtime Concert London Symphony Orchestra 197K subscribers Subscribe 169 13K views 3 years ago A live lunchtime concert from LSO. Romantic harmony uses a system of tension with lots of dissonance and then mild relief. Learn more. . Felix Mendelssohns, Elijah, Op. chamber music a listener s guide keller james. history of the piano trio as a genre, and compositional features of her trio shed She wrote it in the summer of 1846, during a traumatic period of her somewhat turbulent life. The trio section is more lyrical, but now the Scotch snap has devolved into a rhythm that seems hesitant rather than skipping. Im tentatively assuming most of the people reading this will already have the A Level Anthology of Music recommended by Edexcel. A wonderful work, the Trio demonstrates that while Clara shared Roberts musical sensibility, she was very much her own immense talent. 0000005124 00000 n She was devoted to him and ardently promoted his work. Her husband Robert Schumann was extremely ill. Clara Schumann's Piano Trio, Op. 173 0 obj In addition, to aid the performer unfamiliar with the Piano Trio, a discussion of performance considerations is included. Hildegard Fritsch and Ronald L. Crawford (New York: Peter Lang, 1996), 138. Those two are the only real features youll need to listen out for with regard to chamber music. Clara Schumann Preview : Like Skill : Applaud : Comment 0 Playlist Share View Download PDF : Piano Score (36 pages - 1.62 Mo) 3,955x View Download PDF : Violin Part (357.45 Ko) View Download PDF : Cello Part (300.07 Ko) VIDEO ADD MP3 Video 0 comment Be the first to write down a comment. [4], The overall key of this movement is G Minor, with a lot of modulation both to closer and more distant keys. I have tried to make all this information as concise as possible so you can get the best value for your time spent reading. The Trio, though, plays across-the-bar metrical games and has a very expansive, Beethovenian transition back to the main music. Schumann completed the Op. The first subject is in G major, the tonic key. 147 0 obj Most people know Clara Schumann today as the wife of composer Robert Schumann. responsibilities as a wife, caring for her ill husband, and a mother, raising seven I wont mention the keys, however, as we have seen them all previously in the piece. The finale, Allegretto, returns to the major mode and to sonata form. 1845 est l'anne o Schumann dcouvre sa passion pour la composition de fugues, passion qu'il partage avec Clara, sa femme. Composer background [Accompanying PowerPoint provides illustrations] Clara Schumann (1819-1896) was a German concert pianist and composer. Just wait and see how I will make you forget the artistbecause the wife stands even higher than the artist. He recognized Schumann's talent at a very young age and began giving her daily one-hour lessons in piano, violin, singing, theory, harmony, composition, and counterpoint. [6] It is in Allegro moderato. By all accounts, the marriage was extremely felicitous at first, though Clara confided to her diary some nine months into her life as Frau Schumann (and six months into the first of her eight pregnancies prior to Roberts 1856 death) that my piano playing is falling behind. 17; Drei Romanzen, Op. However, the overall mood of the piece is still playful. Most of Claras 23 published works were songs and short character pieces. Both were also gifted composers, but both eventually gave up composing to focus on performing. This balance makes it clear that Clara had a great understanding of writing for these three instruments although she was a pianist. The Scherzo is in B-flat major, the same key as the relative major of the first movement, and it instructed to be played in the "Tempo di minuetto" which means slow, graceful and playful. About Clara Schumann (1819-1896) Schumann grew up surrounded by music. endobj This makes the tonal surprise of the D major yet more surprising. Their influences were mutual - composed in 1846, Clara's Piano Trio in G minor, Op. During the transition, the music modulates. She did so in part because in both Claras and Roberts eyes, Robert took priority. At last, it goes back to Scherzo to finish the movement. In the middle of movement all three parts play dotted rhythms, which contribute to the contrast of the emotion of the piece. endobj This trio was completed during the summer of 1846 when they traveled to Norderney in attempts to improve Robert's health conditions. Delving into Schumann's most famous pieces in engaging and accessible style, Donald Sanders provides insightful analysis for dedicated lovers of Schumann as well as newcomers to his musical innovations. Instrumentation- piano, violin, and cello; genre- piano trio; 1846. Soon after, the violin takes over the theme. The music is discussed in the frame of Schumann's eventful and ultimately tragic life, and the important inuence of his brilliant and adoringbut strong-willedwife, Clara Wieck Schumann, is also examined. Clara Schumann: Trio Op. The first year of our marriage you shall forget the artist, you shall live only for yourself and your house and your husband. Robert Schumann with an analysis of works from the most important genres in which he worked. 0000005631 00000 n Hablas espaol? endobj It relies on energy and chromaticism to attract the audience. endobj After her marriage, Clara turned to larger forms, studying jointly with Robert through all of his enthusiasms. The amount of items that will be exported is indicated in the bubble next to export format. As an A* ex-A level music student myself, I know all the best tips and tricks for doing well in your exam. 0000006011 00000 n than piano and voice or piano and violin. 2 0 obj . Visita nuestra pgina web en espaol. Heres a breakdown of each of the themes: 1a acts as a musical question. 17, of 1846 holds a contested place in the nineteenth-century repertory. This CD presents two of the finest chamber works by Clara and Robert Schumann, whose sixteen-year-long marriage was the commingling of the shared musical experience, complimentary creative requirements, and physical and emotional dependencies of two of Germany's finest Romantic-era musicians. Clara Schumann's, "Piano trio in G Minor, Op. 17 not only contains compositional 63, Clara Schumann, Robert Schumann, Wolfgang Rihm: Piano Trios, Clara Schumann: Piano Concerto, Piano Trio & 3 Romances, Clara Schumann: Piano Trio in G minor, Op. Clara Schumann was a well-rounded professional musician of the highest caliber anchored in an outstanding education directed by her father that included piano, violin, theory, harmony, orchestration, counterpoint, fugue and composition with some of the finest teachers throughout Germany. Mary Akins MUSC 130-A21 Accomplish 15 February 25 th, 2023 Romantic Composers 1.) 0000008330 00000 n 17, Clara Schumann, Rebecca Clarke, Alba Rosa Vitor: Piano Trios, Clara Schumann: Piano Trio; Franz Schubert: Quartet Rosamunde; Trio D471, Robert & Clara Schumann: Piano Trios, Op. 2:8g\UA hk U@|cw;3>eLce81eVy Using this guide to Clara Schumanns Piano Trio in G minor, you can boost your grades with as little effort as possible! Ultimate Guide to A Level Music: Eleanor Rigby, Ultimate Guide to A Level Music: Tomorrow Never Knows. 0000006862 00000 n 63, written the following year. To select a subset of the search results, click "Selective Export" button and make a selection of the items you want to export. Clara puts her study of counterpoint to impressive use in the animated last movement, which opens quietly, develops dramatically in a fugal central section, and ends elegantly on an uplifting major chord. (from the liner notes to the recording by Kenneth Slowik, 2010), Smithsonian Chamber Music Society Theirs was a passionate relationship, with music at the center . The Four Polonaises of her Op. However, Schumann also moves us through some other keys. Each instrument has equal importance, taking turns playing the lead. 139 0 obj All Rights Reserved. The Smithsonian Chamber Music Society is a program of the National Museum of American History, Happily, Claras trio was well received in its initial private performances, which may well have prompted the trio thoughts Robert recorded having near the beginning of June of 1847. <> Ehejahre 1840-1856. Having said that, its important to remember that the harmony is still diatonic and functional! <> children. 25, was composed by Johannes Brahms between 1856 and 1861. 138 0 obj November 2013: Piano Trio in G minor, op. Here we go: Ok, I might have lied a little. Its main melody is subtly related to the main theme of the first movement and polyphonically pliable. xref 2b is also played by the piano. The substantial first movement, Allegro moderato, could pass for one of her husband's with its stern yet somewhat yearning, lyrical first subject, and the second subject is lighter, chordal, and syncopated. Well, the reason its so satisfying is because Schumann uses a circle of 5ths chord progression for the next three bars. Theirs was a passionate relationship, with music at the center of their lives. I have taught advanced analysis and Schenkerian analysis in this course. This Piano Trio is one of the few multi-movement works in her catalogue. It was completed during a difficult summer in Norderney, where they had gone to try to improve Robert's serious health problems. innovative compositional techniques demonstrating both her understanding of Notwithstanding the change in her condition (which she had initially discovered in early April, just two months after the birth of her previous child) recorded in the Schumann household diary for that date, she played a public concert the next day. A detailed consideration of Claras musical biography, the endobj For a while at least. One of her finest compositional achievements, it was performed regularly throughout the nineteenth century. At her time, Schumann was best known for her skills at the piano, performing throughout Europe from an early age. No crystal-ball required to predict our best-selling title of February - John Wilson's second album of English music for strings (featuring Howells's Concerto for string orchestra, Vaughan Williams's Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, Elgar's Introduction & Allegro and Delius . It begins with a falling perfect 5th, but otherwise it is mostly conjunct. . Clrchen, you are not really seriousand if you were to be forgotten as an artist, would you not be beloved as a wife? The second subject is in Bb major, the relative major. The musical collaboration between Clara and Robert Schumann was productive due both to the close nature of their relationship and their mutual respect for each other's musicianship. Clara Schumann About this Piece Robert's own story had no such ending, as the Dsseldorf situation and his health - physical and mental - deteriorated together. It is in E-flat major and is more lyrical than Scherzo. Clara was already well known as a piano virtuoso when she married Robert. There are two contextual nuggets of info we need to briefly discuss. THE WORK IS IN MANY WAYS CLARA SCHUMANN'S MASTERPIECE Much of Clara Schumann's music is written for the piano, and would have often been performed by the composer herself. The Andante is a lovely instrumental song in G major, though not without its own offbeat tuggings and a fiercely contrasting middle section in E minor. This acts as dominant preparation and clearly grounds us in Bb major. 0000027772 00000 n Therefore, to stretch it out about, Schumann makes several stop-overs en route back to the relative major. 0000043272 00000 n Your email address will not be published. 22; Sechs Lieder aus "Jucunde", Op. In the lead-in to 1c, Schumann includes that special chord progression of Ic V7 I. traits that conform to the standards of the nineteenth century piano trio but also The first theme is nevertheless as dark as anything that has come earlier, whereas the second subject is more optimistic, even while alluding to the opening phrase of the slow movement. Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. This thorough and unique analysis offers new insights into the creation of the quartets, the wealth of musical customs and conventions on which they draw, the scope of their innovations, and their significance as reflections of Haydn's artistic personality. Some features of this site may not work without it. Her Melodically, though, the movement has much to offer, the outer sections employing a sweet and ardent theme and the middle section slipping back into the minor mode (from the easygoing G major) for a more agitated episode. endobj [2], Clara Schumann's compositions include 30 Lieder (songs), choral music, solo piano pieces, 1 piano concerto, chamber and orchestral works. Instruments:Works In spite of these challenges, Claras works exhibit learned and Clara Schumann - 1819-1896 German Musician and Composer Primary types of composition: Orchestra, Concerto, Chamber and Piano She was referred to as "European Queen of the Piano" "Piano Trio in G minor op. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. It is a beautiful composition that years from now will delight our grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Schumann did not err in this assessment, for Mendelssohns D minor work hascontinued to occupy a favored spot in the trio repertoire, far surpassing in popularity his C minor trio of some six years later. father predetermined her successful career as a pianist and provided his daughter how rich in invention, how interesting from beginning to end it is, how fresh and what a beautifully coherent whole! wrote Clara Schumann of her husband Robert's Piano Concerto. Her mother, Marianne Tromliz, was a famous singer, and her father, Friedrich Wieck, was a music teacher. In the first subject group all the instruments have interesting, melodic parts at the same time. Frederick R. Koch Collection Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> [ Accompanying PowerPoint provides illustrations ] Clara Schumann & # x27 ; s Concerto! 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