Music And Performance Analysis Of Op.9 In Schumann's Carnival

Robert Schumann is a famous composer and music critic in the period of romanticism.He is one of the most unique musicians in the same period.He created a wide range of music genres,almost all the music forms at that time.But the most successful and influential are his piano works and art songs.Among them,the piano divertimento carnival is the most successful piano work in his early period.The whole piece is composed of 21 piano pieces with titles.According to the literary meaning of each title,they can be roughly divided into seven scenes: opening,comedic characters,"allies of David alliance",festival man dance,lovers,scene description,victory with flying colors and so on.The first chapter introduces Schumann's early experience,interest and hobbies,as well as his main achievements;secondly,it discusses the main characteristics of his piano music and the background of carnival.The second chapter first analyzes the music theme of carnival,the distribution of a,be,C,B and Ba,C,B in each skit,and then analyzes the tonal layout and musical structure of each work.In the third chapter,from the perspective of seven scenes,the author discusses the performance of these 21 piano pieces one by one.