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The Merry Peasant by Schumann. Sheet music for Flute, page 1.

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Schumann - The Merry Peasant

Sheet music for flute

Info: Also known as Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zurückkehrend (The merry peasant, returning from work), this piece is part of Album for the Young (Album für die Jugend), Op. 68. Album for the Young was composed by Robert Schumann 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 (Kleine Romanze), is marked Für Erwachsenere (For adults; For more grown-up ones) and contains more demanding pieces.
Date: 1848
Artist: Robert Schumann
Born: 8 June 1810, Zwickau
Died: 29 July 1856, Bonn
The artist: German composer and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career as a virtuoso pianist. He had been assured by his teacher Friedrich Wieck that he could become the finest pianist in Europe, but a hand injury ended this dream. Schumann then focused his musical energies on composing.
Instrument: Flute
Key: G major
Range: D4 - C6
Time signature: 2/2
Tempo: 50 BPM
Duration: 0:48
Pages: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Style: Classical
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