Röselein, Röselein ("Little Rose"), the sixth
song of Schumann's 6 Gesange, op. 89, sets a poem by von der Neun. The
narrator of the poem questions why a rose has its thorns and recalls a dream of
a thornless rose. Schumann's setting begins in A minor with a four measure
quasi-recitative for the voice. After a
pause on a half cadence, the music resumes in the tonic major and with the
song's principal melodic figure in the piano. When the narrator recounts his
dream, Schumann moves to key of C major, the relative major of the opening A
minor recitative. The key of A major returns for the final section before a
brief coda brings this charming song to an end.Joseph
DuBose
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Robert Schumann
Röselein, Röselein!, Op. 89, No. 6 Play
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Röselein, Röselein ("Little Rose"), the sixth song of Schumann's 6 Gesange, op. 89, sets a poem by von der Neun. The narrator of the poem questions why a rose has its thorns and recalls a dream of a thornless rose. Schumann's setting begins in A minor with a four measure quasi-recitative for the voice. After a pause on a half cadence, the music resumes in the tonic major and with the song's principal melodic figure in the piano. When the narrator recounts his dream, Schumann moves to key of C major, the relative major of the opening A minor recitative. The key of A major returns for the final section before a brief coda brings this charming song to an end. Joseph DuBose
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Im Frühling, D. 882
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