A.S.C.H.–S.C.H.A. (Lettres dansantes)

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A.S.C.H.–S.C.H.A. (Lettres dansantes) is a character piece by Robert Schumann from his piano cycle "Carnaval," in which musical motifs spell out letters associated with the town of Asch and the composer's own name.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf movement from a piano cycle
piano character piece
associatedNameSpelling S–C–H–A
associatedPlace Asch
associatedTownSpelling A–S–C–H
associatedWithComposerName Schumann
linked to: Robert Schumann
basedOnLetterMotifs A–S–C–H
S–C–H–A
composer Robert Schumann
cycleBy Robert Schumann
cyclePosition one of the middle numbers of Carnaval
cycleTheme musical portraits and ciphers
dedicatedTo not individually dedicated
firstPublication as part of Carnaval, Op. 9
genre Romantic piano miniature
hasSubgenre dance-like character piece
instrumentation solo piano
keyCharacteristic built from letter-derived pitch cells
languageOfTitle French
musicalFeature motivic use of pitch letters
notationalFeature letter-derived motifs embedded in melodic line
opusNumberOfCycle Op. 9
partOf Carnaval, Op. 9
period Romantic era
relatedConcept musical cryptogram
programmatic piano music
relatedWork Arlequin (from Carnaval, Op. 9)
linked to: Carnaval, Op. 9

Chiarina (from Carnaval, Op. 9)
linked to: Carnaval, Op. 9

Estrella (from Carnaval, Op. 9)
linked to: Carnaval, Op. 9

Eusebius (from Carnaval, Op. 9)
linked to: Carnaval, Op. 9

Florestan (from Carnaval, Op. 9)
linked to: Carnaval, Op. 9

Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins (from Carnaval, Op. 9)
linked to: Carnaval, Op. 9

Pierrot (from Carnaval, Op. 9)
linked to: Pierrot

Préambule (from Carnaval, Op. 9)
linked to: Carnaval, Op. 9

Reconnaissance (from Carnaval, Op. 9)
linked to: Carnaval, Op. 9
thematicRoleInCycle explores the letter-motto idea of Carnaval
titleTranslation Dancing Letters
typicalPerformanceContext complete performance of Carnaval, Op. 9
solo piano recital
usesMusicalCipher yes
workTitleIncludesLetters A.S.C.H.
S.C.H.A.

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carnaval, Op. 9 movement A.S.C.H.–S.C.H.A. (Lettres dansantes)
Carnaval movement A.S.C.H.-S.C.H.A. (Lettres dansantes)
linked to: A.S.C.H.–S.C.H.A. (Lettres dansantes)