Romantic Miniatures

Question 1

Romantic Miniatures

Answer 1

• short works that were meant to be played in the intimacy of private settings, rather than in public halls

Question 2

Character Pieces

Answer 2

short piano works

Question 3

Robert Schumann’s Carnaval

Answer 3

• 1834-1835
• a collection of short pieces, each of which is meant to evoke a different persona
  
  • “Eusebius” and “Florestan” are part of a fictional close group of friends whose goal is to battle against the philistines: critics and audiences who, according to Schumann, could not grasp the true meaning of art

Question 4

Nocturne in F Major

Answer 4

• Clara Schumann
• 1834
• a nocturne: a character piece that evokes ideas of the night