Widmung

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