''Album leaf'' is the title of numerous minor compositions by a wide variety of classical composers. It also appears in the French version, ''Feuille d'album'' or ''Feuillet d'album''; the German version ''Albumblatt'' (pl. ''Albumblätter''); the Russian version ''Листок из альбома'' (pl. ''Листки из альбома''); the Spanish and Latin-American versions ''Hoja de álbum''; and other languages. Many of these pieces are for piano solo, but the title has also been used for other instrumental pieces in the salon music genre, and for vocal pieces. They tend to be short, pleasant, and not particularly demanding on the performer. There is no standard form or structure; the title ''Album leaf'' is quite arbitrary, and these pieces could just as easily have been called ''Prelude'', ''Impromptu'', ''Romance'', ''Humoresque'' or other names. Originally, the term "Album leaf" was used for pieces written in dedication to a friend or admirer, to be inserted into their album or autograph book, and not intended for publication. It later lost any association with a particular dedicatee.

List of ''Album leaves''

The following pieces are for piano solo unless otherwise indicated. *

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: ** ''Albumblatt'', Op. 19 * Ludovic Lamothe ** ''Album Leaf'' No. 1 in F-sharp minor ** ''Album Leaf'' No. 2 in D-flat major *

Béla Bartók Béla Viktor János Bartók (; ; 25 March 1881 – 26 September 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist, and ethnomusicologist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century; he and Franz Liszt are regarded as H ...

: ** ''Albumblatt'': Andante in A major for violin and piano *

Friedrich Baumfelder Friedrich August Wilhelm Baumfelder (28 May 1836 – 8 September 1916 in Dresden) was a German composer of classical music, conductor, and pianist. He started in the Leipzig Conservatory, and went on to become a well-known composer of his t ...

: ** ''Feuille d'Album'', Op. 51 (1854) ** ''Albumblätter: Drei Präludienartige Stücke für Piano'', Op. 175 (1850) * Ludwig van Beethoven: ** '' Für Elise'', usually classified as a bagatelle, is sometimes referred to as an ''Albumblatt'' *

Hector Berlioz In Greek mythology, Hector (; grc, Ἕκτωρ, Hektōr, label=none, ) is a character in Homer's Iliad. He was a Trojan prince and the greatest warrior for Troy during the Trojan War. Hector led the Trojans and their allies in the defense o ...

: ** ''Feuillets d'album'' - 6 songs (Zaide; Les champs; ''

Le Chant des chemins de fer ''Le Chant des chemins de fer'' (The Song of the Railways) is a cantata in B minor by Hector Berlioz for tenor solo, choir and orchestra composed in June 1846 on lyrics by Jules Janin and premiered June 14 1846 for the inauguration of the gare de ...

''; Prière du matin; La belle Isabau; Le chasseur danois), Op. 19 (1850) *

Georges Bizet Georges Bizet (; 25 October 18383 June 1875) was a French composer of the Romantic music, Romantic era. Best known for his operas in a career cut short by his early death, Bizet achieved few successes before his final work, ''Carmen'', whi ...

: ** ''Feuilles d'album'' - 6 songs (À une fleur (de Musset), Adieux à Suzon (de Musset), Sonnet (Ronsard), Guitare (Hugo), Rose d'amour (Millevoye), Le grillon (Lamartine)) (1866) *

August de Boeck Julianus Marie August De Boeck (May 9, 1865 in Merchtem, Belgium – October 9, 1937 in Merchtem) was a Flemish composer, organist and music pedagogue. He was the son of organist and director Florentinus (Flor) De Boeck (1826-1892) Career Fro ...

: ** ''Feuillet d'album'' for viola and piano (ca. 1892) *

Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...

: ** ''Albumblatt'' (1853) *

Louis Brassin Louis Brassin (24 June 184017 May 1884) was a Belgian pianist, composer and music educator. He is best known now for his piano transcription of the ''Magic Fire Music'' from Wagner's ''Die Walküre''. Career Louis Brassin was born in Aix-la-Chap ...

: ** ''Feuillet d'album'' * Ignaz Brüll: ** ''7 Albumblätter'', Op.33 (undated; c.1880) *

August Bungert Friedrich August Bungert (14 March 1845 – 26 October 1915) was a German opera composer and poet. Biography Early life Bungert was born in Mülheim. His unusual musical talent was noticed and nurtured at high school by his teacher, Hein ...

: ** ''Album leaf'' (1885) *

Ferruccio Busoni Ferruccio Busoni (1 April 1866 – 27 July 1924) was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher. His international career and reputation led him to work closely with many of the leading musicians, artists and literary ...

: ** ''Albumblatt'' in E minor for flute (or muted violin) and piano (1916) ** ''Albumblatt'' in E minor for piano (1917) * André Caplet: ** ''Feuillets d'album'' for flute and piano (1901) *

Emmanuel Chabrier Alexis-Emmanuel Chabrier (; 18 January 184113 September 1894) was a French Romantic music, Romantic composer and pianist. His Bourgeoisie, bourgeois family did not approve of a musical career for him, and he studied law in Paris and then worked ...

: ** ''Feuillet d'album'' * Cécile Chaminade: ** ''6 Feuillets d'album'' (Promenade; Scherzetto; Élégie; Valse arabesque; Chanson russe; Rondo allegre), Op. 98 (1900) * Carlos Chávez: ** ''Feuille d'album'' for guitar (1974) *

Frédéric Chopin Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leadin ...

: ** Album Leaf (Moderato) in E major, B. 151 * Ernő Dohnányi: ** ''Albumblatt'' (1899) *

Antonín Dvořák Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( ; ; 8 September 1841 – 1 May 1904) was a Czechs, Czech composer. Dvořák frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravian traditional music, Moravia and his native Bohemia, following t ...

: ** ''4 Album leaves, ''B. 109 (1880) ** ''Album leaf'', B. 158 (1888) * Gabrielle Ferrari: ** ''Feuilles d'album'', Op. 76 * Zdeněk Fibich: ** ''5 Feuillets d'album'', Op. 2 * Wilhelm Fitzenhagen: ** ''Album Leaf'' for cello and piano, Op. 26 * Niels Gade: ** ''Albumsblade'' (1852) ** ''Albumblad'' in C major (1860) * Sir Edward German: ** ''Album Leaf'' (1892) ** ''Album Leaf'' for violin and piano *

Alexander Glazunov Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov; ger, Glasunow (, 10 August 1865 – 21 March 1936) was a Russian composer, music teacher, and conductor of the late Russian Romantic period. He was director of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory between 1905 ...

: ** ''Albumblatt'' for trumpet and piano (1899) * Reinhold Glière: ** ''12 Album Leaves'' for cello and piano, Op. 51 (1910) *

Mikhail Goldstein Mikhail Emmanuilovich Goldstein (russian: Михаил Эммануилович Гольдштейн, also transcribed as Michael Emmanuilowitsch Goldstein, he, מיכאל גולדשטיין; pen name: Mykhailo Mykhailovsky; 7 September 1989), was ...

: ** "Albumblatt (Листок из Альбома) by Glazunov", a

musical hoax A musical hoax (also musical forgery and musical mystification) is a piece of music composed by an individual who intentionally misattributes it to someone else. Ascribed to historical figures * Henri Casadesus ** Viola Concerto in B minor by " ...

* Edvard Grieg: ** ''4 Album Leaves'', Op. 28 ** ''Album Leaf'' (1878) ** ''Album Leaf'' No. 2 from Lyric Pieces, Book IV, Op. 47 ** ''Album Leaf'' No. 7 (Lyric Pieces), Op. 12 * Friedrich Grützmacher: ** ''Albumblatt'', Op. 66 (1897) *

Stephen Heller Stephen Heller (15 May 1813 – 14 January 1888) was a Hungarian pianist, teacher, and composer whose career spanned the period from Schumann to Bizet. Heller was an influence for later Romantic composers. He outlived his reputation, and was a ...

: ** ''Feuillet d'album'', Op. 118/2 ** ''3 Feuillets d'album'', Op. 157 * Bertold Hummel: ** ''Albumblatt'' for viola and piano, Op. 87a (1897) * Engelbert Humperdinck: ** ''Albumblatt'' in F major for violin and piano (1910) * Salomon Jadassohn: ** ''Albumblatt'', Op. 7 (1862) ** ''Albumblatt'', Op. 39 (1872) ** 5 ''Albumblätter'', Op. 63 (1881) ** ''Albumblatt'' (1881; unpublished) * Friedrich Kiel: ** ''Albumblatt'' *

Theodor Kirchner Fürchtegott Theodor Kirchner (10 December 1823 – 18 September 1903) was a German composer and pianist of the Romantic era. Musical career Kirchner enjoyed the friendship and admiration of many leading composers of the 19th century yet was un ...

: ** ''Albumleaves'', Op. 7 ** ''New Album Leaves: 2 Character Pieces'', Op. 49 ** ''Albumblätter (Neue Folge)'', Op. 80 ** ''Albumblatt'' for violin and piano * Conradin Kreutzer: ** ''Album Leaf'' (1882) * Lowell Liebermann ** ''Album Leaf'' for cello and piano, Op. 66 (1999) *

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...

: ** S.158c, Adagio in C major (''Dante Sonata Albumleaf'') (1844–45) ** S.163a/1, ''Album-Leaf'' in F-sharp minor (1828) ** S.163b, ''Album-Leaf'' (Ah vous dirai-je, maman) (1833) ** S.163c, ''Album-Leaf'' in C minor (Pressburg) (1839) ** S.163d, ''Album-Leaf'' in E major (Leipzig) (1840) ** S.164, ''Feuille d'album'' No. 1 (1840) ** S.164a, ''Album-Leaf'' in E major (Vienna) (1840) ** S.164b, ''Album-Leaf'' in E-flat major (Leipzig) (1840) ** S.164c, ''Album-Leaf'': Exeter Preludio (1841) ** S.164d, ''Album-Leaf'' in E major (Detmold) (1840) ** S.164e, ''Album-Leaf'': Magyar (1841) ** S.164f, ''Album-Leaf'' in A minor (Rákóczi-Marsch) (1841) ** S.164g, ''Album-Leaf'': Berlin Preludio (1842) ** S.165, ''Feuilles d'album'' in A-flat major (1841) ** S.166, ''Albumblatt in waltzerform'' (1841) ** S.166a, ''Album-Leaf'' in E major (1843) ** S.166b, ''Album-Leaf'' in A-flat major (Portugal) (1844) ** S.166c, ''Album-Leaf'' in A-flat major (1844) ** S.166d, ''Album-Leaf'': Lyon prélude (1844) ** S.166e, ''Album-Leaf'': Prélude omnitonique (1844) ** S.166f, ''Album-Leaf'': Braunschweig preludio (1844) ** S.166g, ''Album-Leaf'': Serenade (1840–49) ** S.166h, ''Album-Leaf'': Andante religioso (1846) ** S.166k, ''Album-Leaf'' in A major: Friska (ca. 1846–49) ** S.166l/1, ''Album-Leaf'' in A-flat major: Andante con moto (ca. 1840) ** S.166l/2, ''Album-Leaf'' in G minor: Weimar III (ca. 1840) ** S.166m-n, ''Albumblätter für Prinzessin Marie von Sayn-Wittgenstein'' (1847) ** S.166y/2, ''Album-Leaf'' in A minor: Introduction à la Grande Étude de Paganini (ca. 1884) ** S.167, ''Feuille d'album'' No. 2 ie Zelle in Nonnenwerth, third version(1843) ** S.167c, ''Album-Leaf'' (from the Agnus Dei of the Missa Solennis, S9) (1860–69) ** S.167d, ''Album-Leaf'' (from the symphonic poem ''Orpheus'', S98) (1860) ** S.167e, ''Album-Leaf'' (from the symphonic poem ''Die Ideale'', S106) (1861) ** S.167f, ''Album-Leaf'' in G major (ca. 1860) ** S.167r, ''Album-Leaf'': Andante (1850–59; unfinished) ** S.171b, ''Album Leaf'' or Consolation No. 1 (1870–79) * Henri Marteau: ** ''Feuillet d'Album'' No. 2 in D minor for viola and piano, Op. 2 * Joseph Marx ** ''Albumblatt'' in E major (1916) ** ''Albumblatt'' in F major (alternative names: "Romanze", "Moderne Klavierstudie"; undated) *

Nikolai Medtner Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (russian: Никола́й Ка́рлович Ме́тнер, ''Nikoláj Kárlovič Métner''; 13 November 1951) was a Russian composer and virtuoso pianist. After a period of comparative obscurity in the 25 years immedi ...

: ** ''Album Leaf'' (''Листок из альбома'') (1900) *

Felix Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include sy ...

: ** ''Album-leaf'' in E minor, Op. 117 (1837) * Moritz Moszkowski: ** ''Albumblatt'', Op. 2 ** ''Feuillet d'album'' No. 2 from "Trois Morceaux". Op. 86 (1911) * Modest Mussorgsky: ** ''Méditation (feuillet d'album)'' (1880) *

Tivadar Nachéz Tivadar Nachéz (1 May 185929 May 1930) was a Hungarian violinist and composer for violin who had an international career, but made his home in London during his career. Tivadar Nachéz (he himself signed with Nachèz) was born in Budapest, where ...

: ** ''Albumblatt'' (1884) * Friedrich Nietzsche: ** ''Albumblatt'' *

Edouard Potjes Edward Potjes (born Eduard Adriaan Nicolaas; in French Edouard-Adrien-Nicolas) was a Dutch-born composer and piano virtuoso. Born in Nijmegen (the Netherlands) on 13 August 1860, Potjes began his music studies at the age of 7. He received the rudi ...

: ** ''Feuillet d'Album'' *

Max Reger Johann Baptist Joseph Maximilian Reger (19 March 187311 May 1916) was a German composer, pianist, organist, conductor, and academic teacher. He worked as a concert pianist, as a musical director at the Paulinerkirche, Leipzig, Leipzig University ...

: ** ''Albumblatt'' (Andantino) No. 2 in D minor from "Nine Bunte Blätter for Piano", Op. 36 (1899) ** ''Albumblatt'' No. 1 in B minor (Mit Ausdruck, nicht zu langsam) from "Ten little Pieces for Piano", Op. 44 (1900) ** ''Albumblatt'' No. 1 from "Two Compositions for Violin and Piano", Op. 87 (1905) ** ''Albumblatt'' No. 4 from "Grüsse an die Jugend" (1898) ** ''Three Album leaves'' (Miniature Gavotte; Allegretto grazioso; Andante) (1898–99) ** ''Albumblad'' No. 1 from "Blätter und Blüten" (1900–02) ** ''Albumblatt'' in E-flat major for clarinet/violin and piano (1902) *

Camille Saint-Saëns Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (; 9 October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic music, Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Piano C ...

: ** ''Feuillet d'album'', Op. 169 (1921) ** ''Feuillet d'album'' (1909) * Carlos Salzedo: ** ''Feuillet d'album'' No. 2 for soprano, harp, and piano from "Three Poems of Stephane Mallarme" (1924) * Philipp Scharwenka: ** ''5 Albumblätter'', Op.27 (1878) * Franz Schubert: ** Walzer in G called "Albumblatt", D. 844 *

Robert Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...

: ** '' Albumblätter'' (includes one piece previously part of WoO 31), Op. 124 (1832–45) *

Alexander Scriabin Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (; russian: Александр Николаевич Скрябин ; – ) was a Russian composer and virtuoso pianist. Before 1903, Scriabin was greatly influenced by the music of Frédéric Chopin and composed ...

: ** ''Album Leaf'' No. 1 in E flat major from "Trois morceaux", Op. 45 ** ''Album Leaf'', Op. 58 ** ''Feuillet d'Album de Monighetti'' in A-flat major (1889) ** ''Feuillet d'Album'' in F-sharp major (1905) * Hans Sitt: ** 6 ''Albumblätter'' for viola and piano, Op. 39 (published 1891) * Bedřich Smetana: ** ''6 Album Leaves'' (To Kateřina Kolářová; To Elizabeth Felicia Thun; To Josephina Fink; To Jean Kunz; To Wenzel Ulwer; To

Marie Proksch Marie Proksch (1836 – 17 May 1900) was a Bohemian pianist, music educator and composer. Biography Marie Proksch was the daughter of blind pianist Josef Proksch (1794–1864) who also taught music to Bedřich Smetana. Proksch was born in Prague ...

) (1844–62) ** ''6 Album Leaves'' (1849–50) ** ''3 Album Leaves'' (To

; Wanderer's Song; Es siedet und braust) (1849–50) ** ''6 Album Leaves'' (1849–50) ** 7 other single ''Album Leaves'' * Juan María Solare: ** ''Albumblatt'' * John Philip Sousa: ** ''An Album Leaf'' for violin (1863) *

Zygmunt Stojowski Zygmunt Denis Antoni Jordan de Stojowski (May 4, 1870November 5, 1946) was a Polish pianist and composer. Life He was born on May 4, 1870 near the city of Kielce. Stojowski began his musical training with his mother, and with Polish compo ...

: ** ''Feuillet d'album'', Op. 19/1 ** ''Deux Feuilles d'album'' * Robert Stolz: ** ''Albumblatt'', Op.1 (1895) *

Josef Suk Josef Suk may refer to: * Josef Suk (composer) (1874–1935), Czech composer and violinist * Josef Suk (violinist) (1929–2011), his grandson, Czech violinist and conductor {{Hndis, Suk, Josef ...

: ** ''Album Leaf'' No. 1 from "3 Songs without Words" (1891) ** ''Album Leaf'' in F major (1895) * Alexander Taneyev: ** ''Album Leaf'' (''Листок из альбома'') in G major for viola and piano, Op. 33 * Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: ** ''Feuillet d'album'', Op. 19/3 * Sigismond Thalberg: ** ''Albumblatt'' *

Rudolf Tillmetz Rudolf Tillmetz (1 January 1847 – 25 January 1915) was a flute virtuoso and pedagogue from Munich, Germany. He was a great contributor to modern ideas on interpretation on the flute with his teachings and his technical writings. As a child ...

: ** ''Album leaf'' for flute and piano, Op. 8 * Louis Vierne: ** ''Feuillets d'album'' (Matin d'été; Contemplation; La mer et la nuit; Nuit étoilée; Coup de vent; Le vieux berger; La valse; Dans le bois; Chanson des faucheurs), Op. 9 * Henri Vieuxtemps: ** ''3 Feuilles d'album'' for violin and piano, Op. 40 (1864) *

Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...

: ** ''Albumblatt für Ernst Benedikt Kietz: Lied ohne Worte'', WWV 64 (1840) ** ''In das Album der Fürstin M. etternich', WWV 94 (1861) ** ''Albumblatt für Frau Betty Schott'', WWV 108 (1875) *

Kurt Weill Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900April 3, 1950) was a German-born American composer active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fru ...

: ** ''Albumblatt for Erika'' (1937; transcription of the pastorale from ''Der Weg der Verheissung'') * Charles-Marie Widor: ** ''12 Feuillets d’album'', Op. 31 (1877; No. 11 was transcribed by Marcel Dupré for organ as ''Marche américaine'') *

Charles Wuorinen Charles Peter Wuorinen (; June 9, 1938 – March 11, 2020) was an American composer of contemporary classical music based in New York City. He performed his works and other 20th-century music as pianist and conductor. He composed more than ...

: ** ''Album Leaf'' (1984) *

Sergei Yuferov Sergei Vladimirovich Yuferov (russian: Сергей Владимирович Юферов; also Sergei Iuferov, Serge Youferoff, Sergej Wladimirowich Juferow; born 1865 in Odessa) was a Russian people, Russian (Ukrainian people, Ukrainian) compose ...

: ** ''Entre petits et grands amis: 6 Album Leaves (Листки из альбома)'' (Boite à musique; Aveu; Mazurca; Petite valse; Question et réponse; Mélodie), Op. 10 ** ''En famille, 6 Album Leaves (Листки из альбома)'' (Feuille d'album; Petite étude; Impatience; Charmeuse; Un conte; Caprice), Op. 12 * Alexander von Zemlinsky: ** ''Albumblatt'' (''Erinnerung aus Wien'') (1895) * Alberto Nepomuceno: ** ''Folhas d'álbum'' (1891) *

Richard Zeckwer Richard Zeckwer (April 30, 1850 – December 31, 1922) was a composer and music teacher. Biography He was born in Stendal and studied at the Felix Mendelssohn College of Music and Theatre, where he studied piano under Ignaz Moscheles before ...

: ** ''Album Leaf'' (preceded by ''Notturno'') (1874)

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