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Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) · No. 7

Träumerei

Robert Schumann, 1838 · 20 keys · Medium

About the piece

Robert Schumann wrote Kinderszenen, thirteen short piano pieces about childhood seen through adult eyes, in 1838. Träumerei (« Dreaming ») is the seventh, and its gentle melody has become one of the most famous piano pieces of the Romantic era.

You play the opening phrase, one hand, moved to E major to fit the 17 keys (the first note is played an octave higher).

Key
F major
Played in
E major, a semitone lower
Time
4/4
Keys
20
Licence
Public domain

Träumerei letters

The whole passage, as letters to type. P is a black key; a dash holds the note a little longer.

J - D - E D Y J ; - P O
J ; T Y H O D T Y J T -