Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15
Robert Schumann – piano sheet music (Kinderszenen)
Thirteen short character pieces for solo piano, written in 1838. A view of childhood — composed for adults, but usable in lessons from late-beginner level. The best-known piece is Träumerei (No. 7, Dreaming). Also often played on their own: Of Foreign Lands and People (No. 1) and The Poet Speaks (No. 13).
The works
- No. 1 Von fremden Ländern und Menschen (Of Foreign Lands and People)
- No. 2 Kuriose Geschichte (A Curious Story)
- No. 3 Hasche-Mann (Blind Man’s Buff)
- No. 4 Bittendes Kind (Pleading Child)
- No. 5 Glückes genug (Happy Enough)
- No. 6 Wichtige Begebenheit (An Important Event)
- No. 7 Träumerei (Dreaming)
- No. 8 Am Kamin (At the Fireside)
- No. 9 Ritter vom Steckenpferd (Knight of the Hobbyhorse)
- No. 10 Fast zu ernst (Almost Too Serious)
- No. 11 Fürchtenmachen (Frightening)
- No. 12 Kind im Einschlummern (Child Falling Asleep)
- No. 13 Der Dichter spricht (The Poet Speaks)
Short movements, clear texture. Issued as single editions — to practise and teach one piece at a time.
