Album for the Young


Album for the Young, Op. 68, was composed by Robert Schumann in 1848 for his three daughters. The album consists of a collection of 43 short works. Unlike the Kinderszenen, they are suitable to be played by children or beginners. The second part, starting at Nr. 19, is marked Für Erwachsenere and contains more demanding pieces.

List of pieces

First part

  1. Melodie, C major
  2. Soldatenmarsch, G major
  3. Trällerliedchen, C major
  4. Ein Choral, G major. Harmonisation of "Selig sind, die aus Erbamen" or "Freu dich sehr, o meine Seele" found in number 7 of BWV 39
  5. Stückchen, C major
  6. Armes Waisenkind, A minor
  7. Jägerliedchen, F major
  8. Wilder Reiter, A minor
  9. Volksliedchen, D minor
  10. Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zurückkehrend, F major
  11. Sizilianisch, A minor
  12. Knecht Ruprecht, A minor
  13. Mai, lieber Mai, E major
  14. Kleine Studie, G major
  15. Frühlingsgesang, E major
  16. Erster Verlust, E minor
  17. Kleiner Morgenwanderer, A major
  18. Schnitterliedchen, C major

    Second part

  20. Kleine Romanze, A minor
  21. Ländliches Lied, A major
  22. * * *, C major
  23. Rundgesang, A major
  24. Reiterstück, D minor
  25. Ernteliedchen, A major
  26. Nachklänge aus dem Theater, A minor
  27. * * *, F major
  28. Kanonisches Liedchen, A minor
  29. Erinnerung , A major
  30. Fremder Mann, D minor
  31. * * *, F major
  32. Kriegslied, D major
  33. Scheherazade, A minor
  34. Weinlesezeit – fröhliche Zeit!, E major
  35. Thema, C major
  36. Mignon, E-flat major
  37. Lied italienischer Marinari, G minor
  38. Matrosenlied, G minor
  39. Winterzeit I, C minor
  40. Winterzeit II, C minor/C major
  41. Kleine Fuge, A major
  42. Nordisches Lied, F major
  43. Figurierter Choral, F major
  44. Sylvesterlied, 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.