After having written large, dense works such as Pelleas und Melisande, up until 1907, Schönberg decided to turn away from this style, beginning with his second string quartet of 1908. The following excerpt, translated from a letter written to Ferruccio Busoni in 1909, well expresses his reaction against the excess of the Romantic period:
| Date of composition | 1911 |
| Premiered | 1912, February 4th in Berlin, Germany |
| First published | 1913 by Universal Edition |
| Tonality | Atonal |
| Catalogue | Op. 19 |
| Approx. duration | 5 minutes |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Autotranslations beta |
Arnold Schönberg: Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19 Arnold Schönberg: Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19 Arnold Schönberg: Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19 |