Meanwhile, he had fallen in love with his piano teacher's daughter, Clara Wieck - herself a wonderful pianist - but her father was very opposed to their marriage. Robert eventually won out, though, and married her in 1840 after a court battle.īy 1848 he and Clara had three young daughters (they eventually had eight children, seven of whom survived). Unfortunately a hand injury put an end to that idea, so thereafter he focused on composing. He was a brilliant pianist and intended to make a career as a perfomer. German composer and pianist Robert Schumann lived from 1810 to 1856. (B2) Under the blazing sun they plod / on and on and on across the endless desert. (B1) Softly the camels tread with their / heavy load across the burning sand (A) Oh, it’s hot, very hot! Oh, it’s hot, very hot! Oh, it’s hot, very hot! Oh, it’s hot, very hot! (A) I sure like lemonade I sure like lemonade I sure like lemonade, when I’m thirsty and hot. (B2) I sure would like some lemonade / will you get some for me now? Just wait a minute. (B1) I sure would like some lemonade / Mother may I? Honey, yes you may. (A) I am thirsty and hot I am thirsty and hot I am thirsty and hot I am thirsty and hot! (B2) Bells tinkling, jingling, sweetly ring / out across the desert air and gently tell us. (B1) Riders in flowing turbans sit / high atop the swaying animals (A) In far-off desert lands, where the oasis stands, camels in caravans trail across burning sands. There are several singalong options here – try them all, and let us know in the comments which one you like best! In the A section, you can hear the pianist’s left hand playing one chord that’s repeated over and over, like the unchanging, rhythmic plod of the camels across the desert. Like so many other pieces we’ve featured, this one is in A – B1/B2 – A form, giving it a pleasing symmetry. He wrote many pieces of lighter popular music such as this one. He was the son of an organ builder, who gave him piano lessons as a child. Chwatalįranz Xaver Chwatal (1808 – 1879) was a Bohemian pianist, composer and music teacher.
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