Humanities & Social Sciences 8 (2016 9) 1812-1821 ~ ~ ~ УДК 786.2 Sonata in Fis-Moll as an Example of the Romantic Style in R. Schuman’s Music Olga D. Dobroshinskaia and Maria V. Kholodova* Krasnoyarsk State Institute of Arts 22 Lenin Str., Krasnoyarsk, 660049, Russia Received 01.04.2016, received in revised form 20.05.2016, accepted 01.08.2016 Robert Schumann is a prominent representative of the Romantic era. <...> The article discusses the features of the composer’s piano style in the context of the romantic music art and, in particular, the piano sonata No.1 in fis-moll, which is the centre of subjectively lyrical reflections of Schumann. <...> It, as the other piano works of the “turbulent” 30’s, demonstrates bright reflection of the romantic selfconsciousness and the key principles of the Schumann romanticism, the main features of R. Schumann’s creative method, wealth of an emotionally-figurative structure, individuality of a pianistic manner. <...> The name of a brilliant German composer Robert Schumann is considered to be a symbol of romanticism in the history of world music. <...> Against the background of Western European art of the first half of the 19th century Schumann stands out due to the burning passion of his music, amazing spiritual wealth and bold innovation in the figurative and genre fields (Polezhaeva, 2014). <...> These words of the composer himself describe the spiritual essence of his work. © Siberian Federal University. <...> All rights reserved * Corresponding author E-mail address: dobrod227@mail.ru; holodova-maria@mail.ru – 1812 – Schumann’s musical heritage is rich and diverse in terms of genre: it is opera, symphonic music, chamber-instrumental and vocal compositions. <...> However, the piano music holds a special place in the creative portfolio of the German composer – it is his most important and intimate sphere of lyrical expression. <...> This is the time of creation of the famous “Carnival”, “Symphonic Etudes” and other opuses that opened a brand new, bright page in the piano music. <...> Schumann sonatas are no exception – they combine features of his creative method, richness and depth of the imageemotional structure, bright individuality of the pianistic manner. <...> Schumann’s attitude to the genre of sonata was largely “transformative”, since being a Romantic artist he sought to its renewal <...>