Album leaf

For the musical project by Jimmy LaValle, see The Album Leaf.

Album leaf is the title of numerous minor compositions by a wide variety of classical composers. It also appears in the French version, Feuille d'album or Feuillet d'album; the German version Albumblatt (pl. Albumblätter); the Russian version Листок из альбома (pl. Листки из альбома); the Spanish and Latin-American versions Hoja de álbum; and other languages.

Many of these pieces are for piano solo, but the title has also been used for other instrumental pieces in the salon music genre, and for vocal pieces. They tend to be short, pleasant, and not particularly demanding on the performer. There is no standard form or structure; the title Album leaf is quite arbitrary, and these pieces could just as easily have been called Prelude, Impromptu, Romance, Humoresque or other names.

Originally, the term "Album leaf" was used for pieces written in dedication to a friend or admirer, to be inserted into their album or autograph book, and not intended for publication. It later lost any association with a particular dedicatee.[1]

List of Album leaves

The following pieces are for piano solo unless otherwise indicated.

References

  1. ↑ Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th ed. 1954, Vol. 1, Albumblatt, p. 98
  2. ↑ Needham, Alex (13 January 2012). "Brahms piano piece to get its premiere 159 years after its creation". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  3. ↑ Brüll, Ignaz.7 Albumblätter, Op.33: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
  4. ↑ Bungert, August (1885). "Album leaf". Library of Congress – American Memory. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  5. ↑ Dvořák, Antonín. 4 Album Leaves, B.109, Album Leaf, B.158: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
  6. ↑ Glière, Reinhold (1910).12 Album leaves, Op.51: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
  7. ↑ Grützmacher, Friedrich (1897).Albumblatt, Op. 66: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
  8. ↑ Humperdinck, Engelbert (1910).Albumblatt: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
  9. ↑ Jadassohn, Salomon (1881).Albumblätter, Op.63: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
  10. ↑ Kreutzer, Conradin (1882). "Album leaf". Library of Congress – American Memory. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  11. ↑ Haydin, Berkant. "Complete list of orchestral, choral, chamber, piano, organ & vocal works". www.joseph-marx.org. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  12. ↑ Nachz, Tivadar (1884). "Albumblatt". Library of Congress – American Memory. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  13. ↑ Simone Zacchini (2000). Al di là della musica: Friederich Nietzsche nelle sue composizioni musicali. FrancoAngeli. p. 65. ISBN 978-88-464-2220-0. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  14. ↑ Scharwenka, Philipp (1878).Albumblätter, Op.27): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
  15. ↑ Robert Stolz (1979). Robert Stolz, the man and his times: 25th Aug. 1980 : 100th anniversary of his birth. Federal Press Service. p. 2. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  16. ↑ Zeckwer, Richard (1874). "Notturno [and] Album Leaf". Library of Congress – American Memory. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
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