First part#

Melodie (Melody), C major # Soldatenmarsch (Soldiers’ march), G major # Trällerliedchen (Lilting song or Humming song), C major # Ein Choral (Chorale), G major. Harmonisation of “Selig sind, die aus Erbamen” or “Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele” found in number 7 of BWV 39 # Stückchen (A little piece), C major # Armes Waisenkind (The poor orphan), A minor # Jägerliedchen (Hunting song), F major # Wilder Reiter (The wild rider), A minor (This piece is more commonly known in English as “The Wild Horseman”) # Volksliedchen (Folk song), D minor # Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zurückkehrend (‘The merry peasant’, returning from work or ‘The Happy Farmer’), F major # Sizilianisch (Sicilienne), A minor # Knecht Ruprecht (Santa Claus), A minor # Mai, lieber Mai (May, dear May), E major # Kleine Studie (Little etude), G major # Frühlingsgesang (Spring song), E major # Erster Verlust (First loss), E minor # Kleiner Morgenwanderer (Little morning wanderer), A major # Schnitterliedchen (The reaper’s song), C major#

Second part#

Kleine Romanze (Little romance), A minor # Ländliches Lied (Land song), A major # * * * (untitled), C major (based on “Prison-Terzetto” (“Euch werde Lohn in bessern Welten”) from Beethoven’s Fidelio) # Rundgesang (Chant), A major # Reiterstück (The horseman), D minor # Ernteliedchen (Harvest song), A major # Nachklänge aus dem Theater (Echoes from the theatre), A minor # * * * (untitled), F major # Kanonisches Liedchen (Song in Canon form), A minor # Erinnerung (4 November 1847) (Remembrance), A major (dedicated to Felix Mendelssohn) # Fremder Mann (Foreign man), D minor # * * * (untitled), F major # Kriegslied (Song of war), D major # Scheherazade, A minor # Weinlesezeit – fröhliche Zeit! (Harvest time – happy time!), E major # Thema (Theme), C major #Mignon, E major # Lied italienischer Marinari (Italian mariners’ song), G minor # Matrosenlied (Sailors’ Song), G minor # Winterzeit I (Wintertime I), C minor (sometimes considered one piece with Wintertime II) # Winterzeit II (Wintertime II), C minor/C major # Kleine Fuge (Little fugue), A major # Nordisches Lied (Nordic Song – Salute to G.), F major (dedicated to Niels Gade; it is based on the cryptogram G-A-D-E) # Figurierter Choral (Figurative chorale), F major # Sylvesterlied (New Year’s Eve song), A major#

Appendix (selection)#

More pieces have been identified from various manuscripts; these are not formally numbered and are denoted as pieces from the appendix (German: ). *Soldatenmarsch (Soldiers’ March, Clara Schumann version) *Wilder Reiter (The Wild Horseman, alternate version) *Für ganz Kleinem (For the very young) *Puppenschlafliedchen (Dolls’ lullaby) *Canone “Aus ist der Schmaus, die Gäste gehn nach Haus” (Canon “The feast is over, the guests go home”) *Auf der Gondel (On the gondola) *Linke Hand, soll sich auch zeigen (Left hand, should also show itself) *Gukkuk im Versteck (Cuckoo in hiding) *Ein Ländler von Franz Schubert (A Ländler by Franz Schubert) *Ein Thema von Georg Friedrich Händel (A theme by George Frideric Handel) *Haschemann *Fest in Tact, im Tone rein, Kanon für Singstimmen (Firmly on the beat, in pure intonation, canon for voices) *Ein Stückchen von Johann Sebastian Bach (A piece by Johann Sebastian Bach) *Ein Trinklied von C. M. von Weber (A drinking song by Carl Maria von Weber) *Lagune in Venedig (Lagoon in Venice) *Thema – Beethoven Op. 109 (Theme from Beethoven’s op. 109) *Bärentanz (Bear dance) *Eine berühmte Melodie von L. van Beethoven (A famous tune by Ludwig van Beethoven) *Kleiner Walzer (Little waltz) *Ein Stückchen von Mozart (A piece by Mozart) *Rebus *Ein Stückchen von Gluck (A piece by Gluck) *Ein Stückchen von Beethoven (A piece by Beethoven) *Fragment, Es Dur (Fragment E-flat major) *Präludium (Prelude) *Walzer (Waltz) * * * * (untitled) C Dur (C major) * * * * (untitled) G Dur (G major) * * * * (untitled) A Dur (A major)

External links#

• Album für die Jugend: Schumann’s autograph manuscript
• (Breitkopf & Härtel)
• Score at kreusch-sheet-music.net
• Album (selection). MP3s (No. 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10, 16, 19), pianosociety.com
• , Piano audio provided by Halidon Music
• with Chris Breemer