4 Albumblätter, Op.18 (Merkel, Gustav Adolf) - IMSLP

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 pieces Frühlingslied Wanderlied Impromptu Wiegenlied
First Publication	1858 – Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel Monatsbericht (1858), p.55
Genre Categories	Character pieces; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player

Sheet Music

Scores

Complete Score
*#317078 - 2.55MB, 15 pp. - 6/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 530×⇩ - Hmp

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Hmp (2014/2/26)

Editor	Heinrich Germer (1837-1913)
Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1898. Plate E.B. 3234.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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1. Spring Song / Frühlingslied (E major)
*#175145 - 0.96MB, 6 pp. - 8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 524×⇩ - Schissel

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Schissel (2012/2/1)

Editor	Junius W. Hill (1840–1916)
Publisher. Info.	Boston: Russell Bros., 1884. Plate 900.5.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	This is one of at least three US-published editions of the Frühlingslied scanned by the Library of Congress (from 1883 by AP Schmidt, from 1884 by Russell Brothers, and from 1885 by Brainard, from the same edition as the Impromptu below.) (A fourth song of spring by Merkel at LoC is from his opus 120 and is in A major.)
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3. Impromptu
*#175142 - 1.09MB, 5 pp. - 8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 396×⇩ - Schissel

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Schissel (2012/2/1)

3. Impromptu (improved version)
*#367405 - 1.17MB, 5 pp. - 10/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 81×⇩ - Notenquetser

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Notenquetser (2015/2/28)

Editor	Wilson Smith (1856–1929)
Publisher. Info.	Encore Series, No.9 Cleveland: S. Brainard’s Sons, 1885. Plate 15978.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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Free Recordings

Performances by Phillip Sear:

Frühlingslied (No.1)

Wanderlied (No.2)

General Information

Work Title	4 Albumblätter
Alternative. Title	Albumblätter; 4 Charakterstücke
Composer	Merkel, Gustav Adolf
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.18
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IGM 4
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 pieces Frühlingslied Wanderlied Impromptu Wiegenlied
First Publication.	1858 – Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel Monatsbericht (1858), p.55
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	piano

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