Fantasy Pieces For Clarinet And Piano
Three Fantasy Pieces (Drei Fantasiestücke) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73, were written in 1849 by the Romantic era composer Robert Schumann. Though they were originally intended for clarinet and piano, Schumann directed that the clarinet part could be also performed on viola or cello.
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