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Bunte Blätter
''Bunte Blätter'' (English: ''Colorful Leaves''), Op. 99, is a collection of piano pieces by Robert Schumann assembled from earlier unpublished pieces after the success of the ''Album for the Young (Album für die Jugend)'', Op. 68. Upon publication the pieces were issued both as a complete set and individual pieces, the latter in differently colored covers. History Robert Schumann started work on assembling the collection of pieces that were eventually published as the ''Bunte Blätter'' Op. 99 and '' Albumblätter'' Op. 124 in late 1850. His original plan was to publish the pieces as a single collection entitled ''Spreu'' (English: ''Chaff''). When the music publisher F. W. Arnold objected to the proposed title, Schumann decided to split the collection. All of the pieces used were works that Schumann had composed in the past and had either not intended for publication, or had been rejected for publication with earlier sets of pieces. Ernst Herttrich in his preface to the Hen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Schumann 1839
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown, godlike" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin.Reaney & Wilson, 1997. ''Dictionary of English Surnames''. Oxford University Press. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe, the name entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
