When did Robert Schumann write his Arabeske?

Robert Schumann wrote his Arabeske in C major, Op. 18 in 1839 when he was 29 years old, dedicating it to Frau Majorin Friederike Serre auf Maxen, to whom he also dedicated his Blumenstück in D-flat, Op. 19.

What was Robert Schumann like as a composer?

In Vienna, Schumann found himself beset by depression and professional disappointment. Nevertheless, he managed to create a few compositions of remarkable grace and beguiling charm, writing (as he put it) in a “lighter more feminine style”.

What is Schumann’s rondo form?

Schumann employs modified rondo form to encompass a short ABACA rondo form, with the gently lyrical main section A, two more intense episodes B (Florestan) and C, and a beautifully pensive Epilog (Eusebius). The piece moves lithely between contrasting moods, and seems to conclude with a gentle recapitulation of the opening material.

What is the meaning of ‘Arabeske’?

Schumann’s Arabeske, Op.18, takes the term to mean something explosive, semi-fragmentary, volatile – which couldn’t be much further from the mathematical-theological aesthetic of much medieval Islamic art.

What was Debussy thinking when he made his ‘Arabesque’?

Almost certainly, Debussy was thinking, like the artist Edgar Degas, of classical ballet, and in particular the exquisitely fragile (or at least fragile-looking) ballerinas who performed the movement called the ‘arabesque’. The dancer stands on one leg, perhaps en pointe, with the other leg turned out and extended way behind the body.

What happened to Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck?

In the autumn of 1838 Schumann had left Leipzig for Vienna. His relationship with Clara Wieck had reached a point of no return, as her father vehemently opposed anything that might interfere with his daughter’s career as a pianist and strongly disapproved of Schumann as a possible son-in-law.