Little Schumann Set
Robert Schumann (arr. Doug Hartzell)
General Info
Year: 1840 / 1844 / 1986
Duration: c. 2:45
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Manhattan Beach Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $82.00 | Score Only (print) - $12.00
Movements (played without pause)
1. Highland Lullaby
2. The Soldier's Song
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Robert Schumann composed Highland Lullaby in 1840; he took his text from Robert Burns' poem concerning the son of a Scottish leader. The Soldier's Song, composed in 1844, is from a satirical text by Hoffmann von Fallerslaben; Schumann's tune is distinctly militaristic.
- Program Note from score
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Symphony Band (Donald S. George, conductor)
State Ratings
- Florida: II
- Louisiana: II
- Maryland: II
- Michigan: Senior High C
- Texas: II. Complete
- Virginia: II
- West Virginia: II
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Album for the Young (arr. Klein)
- Beim Abschied zu Singen (1850)
- Carnaval (arr. Tamura) (1834-1835/2001)
- Dichterliebe (arr. Koh) (1840/2015)
- Finale from "Symphony No. 3" (tr. Kreines) (1850/)
- The Happy Farmer
- Konzertstück (tr. Campbell) (1849/1987)
- Konzertstück for Four Horns (tr. Cohen) (1849)
- Konzertstück for Four Horns (tr. Schaefer) (1849/2013)
- Little Schumann Set (arr. Hartzell) (1840/1844/1986)
- Overture, Op. 52
- Prelude and Chorale (arr. Beeler)
- Reverie
- Scherzo Symphonique (arr. Hautvast)
- The Schumann Suite (arr. Bulla) (1997)
- Traumerei (ca. 1822/2006)
- Traumerei (tr. Galus) (ca. 1822/2022)
- Two Pieces from Album for the Young (arr. Klein)
Resources
- "Little Schumann Set." Young Band Repertoire Project. Web. Accessed 20 June 2021
- Perusal score