Der Dichter spricht

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"Der Dichter spricht" is the reflective, introspective final piece of Robert Schumann’s piano cycle *Kinderszenen*, Op. 15, often interpreted as the adult poet’s contemplative commentary on the preceding childhood scenes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character piece
piano piece
solo piano composition
associatedCycleTitle Kinderszenen
belongsToComposerOutputCategory lyric pieces for piano
piano miniatures
catalogueGrouping Kinderszenen, Op. 15
composer Robert Schumann
composerNationality German
countryOfOrigin Germany
cycleFinaleOf Kinderszenen
cycleType piano cycle
dedicatedCycleComposer Robert Schumann
dynamicCharacter introspective
quiet
expressiveCharacter contemplative
lyrical
meditative
firstPublicationYear 1838
hasMusicalForm short ternary-like form
hasNotatedDynamics p
pp
hasScorePublisher Breitkopf & Härtel
Henle Verlag
hasWorkType character piece for piano
historicalContext early Romantic German piano literature
instrumentation solo piano
interpretiveTradition adult poet’s contemplation of childhood scenes
isFrequentlyRecordedWith complete Kinderszenen
key G major
languageOfTitle German
movementOrderInKinderszenen final piece
musicalTexture homophonic
narrativeFunction epilogue
reflective commentary
opusNumber Op. 15
partOf Kinderszenen
positionInCycle 13
precededBy Kind im Einschlummern
primaryAudience domestic music-making in the 19th century
stylePeriod Romantic
tempoMarking Langsam
titleMeaning the poet speaks at the end of the scenes
titleTranslationEnglish The Poet Speaks
typicalDurationMinutes 2
typicalPerformanceContext concert
recital
workNumberInOpus No. 13

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Kinderszenen, Op. 15 movement Der Dichter spricht