An Exploration Of Schumann Abegg Variations

Piano Variations composed by Robert Alexander Schumann(1810-1856)was regarded as the way to show the development of variation in the Age of Romanticism — the prosperity of variation has come to an end and there wasn't any vulgar and outdated theme in any type of music like variation.There was a time when people could at least enjoy variation works that were simple but relatively perfect.However the unitary variation composed at that time was all similar to the liquor that was added with water.Even the type of music like "Mueller" or“Mayer" was applied in it,which of course tortured Schumann when faced such booming trend.He not only criticized the narrow conservative concept and the tendency of vulgar aesthetic in German variation by sarcastic comments but also attempted to create musical work with the style of variation.Despite three variations that were included in twenty three piano music composed by Schumann at the beginning,McCall has sorted out other six variations from Schumann' s original work.Even these masterpieces vanished or remained in pieces,here is conclusion:Schumann has attached great importance to the variation as a genre.Abegg Variations,as the first work of piano variation,was well-known for its value and meaning.This article regarded Abegg Variations as the major topic and this article was separated into four parts.The first part aimed at the origin and reason of the topic,Literature Review and background,the content and purpose of the research and the main point,difficulty,creation of the research.In the second part,there was detailed description regarding the lifetime story of Schumann,the introduction of the creation,the introduction of variation by Schumann and the historical development of variation.The third part was on the basis of text analysis of Abegg Variations,highlighting the creation background of Abegg Variations and the inheritance and improvement of variation technique by Schumann.In the fourth part,the introduction of variation was divided into two aspects: the criteria of criticism and the aesthetic value,which truly revealed the practical value of this masterpiece.