H385-1
January / Das Jahr
First character piece of Das Jahr / The Year, written in 1841, revised in 1842. The two versions of January are very similar.
download PDF - 1841 version
download PDF - 1842 version
HenselPushers edition notes:
The 1841 version is based on MA Ms. 47.
The 1842 version is based on Hensel’s illustrated manuscript, MA Ms. 155.
The 1842 version has been transcribed into braille by brailleorch.org! Find the braille score for the entire cycle here.
HenselPushers has published an easy piano arrangement with optional lesson book for piano students and teachers.
HenselPushers has published a four-hands arrangement of the Das Jahr cycle based on the 1842 manuscript, available as an instant PDF download.
Autograph of January H385 in MA Ms. 155 illustrated by Wilhelm Hensel.