Musician's or Publisher's Notes Schumann dedicated his Arabeske Opus 18, to
the wife of Major Anton Serre, who, with her husband, did much to encourage the
composer in his engagement to Clara Wieck. It was written in 1838 and is in the
form of a rondo, with two minor key episodes, the first in E minor and the
second in A minor, around which the principal C Major theme re-appears.
Schumann composed the work in Vienna, with his Blumenstück, Opus 19 and Humoreske,
Opus 20, and all three pieces seemed, as Schumann himself said, likely to
please the women of Vienna.
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Robert Schumann
Arabesque in C Major, Op. 18 Play
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Musician's or Publisher's Notes
Schumann dedicated his Arabeske Opus 18, to the wife of Major Anton Serre, who, with her husband, did much to encourage the composer in his engagement to Clara Wieck. It was written in 1838 and is in the form of a rondo, with two minor key episodes, the first in E minor and the second in A minor, around which the principal C Major theme re-appears. Schumann composed the work in Vienna, with his Blumenstück, Opus 19 and Humoreske, Opus 20, and all three pieces seemed, as Schumann himself said, likely to please the women of Vienna.
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