[music] A novelette is `a short piece of lyrical music, especially one for the piano`. The word was used by the composer Robert Schumann as a title for some piano pieces, a choice that reflected his literary background and interests. The music in question (op. 21, and op. 99 no. 9) is episodic, however, and does not especially resemble a na... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novelette_(music)