IB Music 2013
A Listening Diary - Widmung by Schumann
Musical Elements
Piano and solo soprano
Piano introduction made up of broken chords/arpeggios
Homophonic
Ab major
3/2 time
Large range of dynamics
Section A is very expressive, with a large range of pitch and dynamics
Section B, the soprano acts as sort of the accompaniment for the piano, with little dynamics and note range
Section A is mostly the same as the beginning but with a developed ending
"Mein himmel du" phrase is melodically developed to build tension up to high F (third to last note)
Context
Piece of German Lieder
Romantic piece
Influenced by Schubert's Ave Maria - melody is taken from this
Structure
Balanced phrases
Points of tension, eg second phrase with high F
ABA Ternary Form
