| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺北藝術大學 === 音樂系碩士在職專班音樂專業師資教育組 === 101 === The Romantic Movement was widespread in Europe in the 19th century. Robert A. Schumann inherited the tradition of German classical music, and he also embodied the innovation Romantic spirit in his music. Schumann had a profound knowledge of literature, and his music is characterized by the fusion of literary and music ideas. Known as a poetic composer and music critic, Schumann deeply influenced many musicians after him.
In Schumann’s career as a composer, keyboard music was the most important genre of his work. He loved to write character piece and piano cycle. Fantasiestucke, Op.12 is one of the piano cycles that feature poetic concept. In this fine work, Schumann expressed his subjective views, personality, and emotions, and he created a sense of fantasy based on the title of each piece accordingly.
This thesis is divided into five chapters. The first chapter explores Schumann’s background, experience of life and personality. The second chapter classifies his piano works by time and genre so that we have a better understanding of the background of his piano works and how they were created. The third chapter “Fantasiestucke, Op.12” briefly discusses the work “Fantasy”, background of this work, and the characteristic features of Schumann’s piano works in terms of character piece, programme music, and dual personality presented in his work, which is a reflection of the composer’s split personality. The fourth chapter is a detailed analysis of the eight pieces. The fifth chapter focuses on the natural, poetic feature of this work, the dual personality embedded in this work, and his love for his wife Clara which is expressed through the music. The final concludes this thesis.
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