''Album for the Young'' ('), Op. 68, was composed by

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 ...

in 1848 for his three daughters. The album consists of a collection of 43 short works. Unlike the ', they are suitable to be played by children or beginners. The second part, starting at Nr. 19 (""), is marked ' (For adults; For more grown-up ones) and contains more demanding pieces.

List of pieces

First part

# Melodie (Melody),

C major C major (or the key of C) is a major scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. C major is one of the most common keys used in music. Its key signature has no flats or sharps. Its relative minor is A minor and ...

# Soldatenmarsch (Soldiers' march),

G major G major (or the key of G) is a major scale based on G, with the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E, and F. Its key signature has one sharp. Its relative minor is E minor and its parallel minor is G minor. The G major scale is: Notable compositi ...

# Trällerliedchen (Lilting song or Humming song), C major # Ein Choral (Chorale),

. Harmonisation of "Selig sind, die aus Erbamen" or "Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele" found in number 7 of

BWV 39 Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata ("Break with hungry men thy bread" or "Give the hungry ones thy bread"), , in Leipzig and first performed on 23 June 1726, the first Sunday after Trinity Sunday, Trinity that year. Three years ...

# Stückchen (A little piece), C major # Armes Waisenkind (The poor orphan),

A minor A minor is a minor scale based on A, with the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Its key signature has no flats and no sharps. Its relative major is C major and its parallel major is A major. The A natural minor scale is: : Changes ...

# Jägerliedchen (Hunting song),

F major F major (or the key of F) is a major scale based on F, with the pitches F, G, A, B, C, D, and E. Its key signature has one flat. Its relative minor is D minor and its parallel minor is F minor F minor is a minor scale based on F, consis ...

# Wilder Reiter (The wild rider), A minor (This piece is more commonly known in English as "The Wild Horseman") # Volksliedchen (Folk song),

D minor D minor is a minor scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. Its key signature has one flat. Its relative major is F major and its parallel major is D major. The D natural minor scale is: Changes needed for t ...

# Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zurückkehrend ('The merry peasant', returning from work or 'The Happy Farmer'), F major (the 1907 song " Red Wing" is based on this melody; the tune was also used extensively in the

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of '' The Wizard of Oz''. This song is also played during the opening of the 3-D animation film ''

Shrek ''Shrek'' is a 2001 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 book of the same name by William Steig. It is the first installment in the ''Shrek'' franchise. The film was directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenso ...

'') # Sizilianisch (

Sicilienne The siciliana or siciliano (also known as the sicilienne or the ciciliano) is a musical style or genre often included as a movement within larger pieces of music starting in the Baroque music, Baroque period. It is in a slow Meter (music)#Com ...

), A minor #

Knecht Ruprecht Knecht Ruprecht (; English: ''Farmhand Rupert'', ''Servant Rupert'' or ''Farmhand Robert'', ''Servant Robert'') is a companion of Saint Nicholas as described in the folklore of Germany. He is the most popular gift-bringing character in Germany ...

(

Santa Claus Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a Legend, legendary figure originating in Western Christianity, Western Christian culture who is said to Christmas gift-bringer, bring ...

), A minor # Mai, lieber Mai (May, dear May),

E major E major (or the key of E) is a major scale based on E, consisting of the pitches E, F, G, A, B, C, and D. Its key signature has four sharps. Its relative minor is C-sharp minor and its parallel minor is E minor. Its enharmonic equivalent, ...

# Kleine Studie (Little etude), G major # Frühlingsgesang (Spring song),

# Erster Verlust (First loss), E minor # Kleiner Morgenwanderer (Little morning wanderer),

A major A major (or the key of A) is a major scale based on A, with the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Its key signature has three sharps. Its relative minor is F-sharp minor and its parallel minor is A minor. The key of A major is the only k ...

# 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 Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...

's ''

Fidelio ''Fidelio'' (; ), originally titled ' (''Leonore, or The Triumph of Marital Love''), Op. 72, is Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera. The German libretto was originally prepared by Joseph Sonnleithner from the French of Jean-Nicolas Bouilly, with ...

'') # Rundgesang (

Chant A chant (from French ', from Latin ', "to sing") is the iterative speaking or singing of words or sounds, often primarily on one or two main pitches called reciting tones. Chants may range from a simple melody involving a limited set of notes ...

), A major # Reiterstück (The horseman),

# 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 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 ...

) # Fremder Mann (Foreign man), D minor # * * * (''untitled''), F major # Kriegslied (Song of war), D major #

Scheherazade Scheherazade () is a major female character and the storyteller in the frame narrative of the Middle Eastern collection of tales known as the ''One Thousand and One Nights''. Name According to modern scholarship, the name ''Scheherazade'' deri ...

, A minor # Weinlesezeit – fröhliche Zeit! (Harvest time – happy time!),

# Thema (Theme), C major #

Mignon ''Mignon'' is an 1866 ''opéra comique'' (or opera in its second version) in three acts by Ambroise Thomas. The original French libretto was by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on Goethe's 1795-96 novel '' Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre''. The ...

E-flat major E-flat major (or the key of E-flat) is a major scale based on E, consisting of the pitches E, F, G, A, B, C, and D. Its key signature has three flats. Its relative minor is C minor, and its parallel minor is E minor, (or enharmonically ...

# Lied italienischer Marinari (Italian mariners' song),

G minor G minor is a minor scale based on G, consisting of the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E, and F. Its key signature has two flats. Its relative major is B-flat major and its parallel major is G major. According to Paolo Pietropaolo, it is the cont ...

# Matrosenlied (Sailors' Song), G minor # Winterzeit I (Wintertime I),

C minor C minor is a minor scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Its key signature consists of three flats. Its relative major is E major and its parallel major is C major. The C natural minor scale is: : Cha ...

(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 Niels Wilhelm Gade (22 February 1817 – 21 December 1890) was a Danish composer, conductor, violinist, organist and teacher. Together with Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann, he was the leading Danish musician of his day. Biography Gade was born ...

; it is based on the

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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: ').''Album für die Jugend'', Op. 68
editor: Ernst Herttrich,

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2007 *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 Canon or Canons may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Canon (fiction), the conceptual material accepted as official in a fictional universe by its fan base * Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture ** Western can ...

"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 The Ländler () is a folk dance in time which was popular in Austria, Bavaria, German Switzerland, and Slovenia at the end of the 18th century. It is a partner dance which strongly features hopping and stamping. It might be purely instrumen ...

Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wor ...

) *Ein Thema von Georg Friedrich Händel (A theme by

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) *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 Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

) *Ein Trinklied von C. M. von Weber (A drinking song by

Carl Maria von Weber Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (18 or 19 November 17865 June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and critic who was one of the first significant composers of the Romantic era. Best known for his opera ...

) *Lagune in Venedig (Lagoon in Venice) *Thema – Beethoven Op. 109 (Theme from

'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 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his ra ...

) *

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*Ein Stückchen von Gluck (A piece by

Gluck Christoph Willibald (Ritter von) Gluck (; 2 July 1714 – 15 November 1787) was a composer of Italian and French opera in the early classical period (music), classical period. Born in the Upper Palatinate and raised in Bohemia, both part of the ...

) *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)

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