Nachtstücke, Op. 23
This guide follows Schumann’s Nachtstücke, Op. 23 (1839) in four parts: Trauerzug (Funeral Procession), Kuriose Gesellschaft (Queer Assembly), Nächtliches Gelage (Nocturnal Revel) and Rundgesang mit Solostimmen.
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- ITrauerzug (Funeral Procession)
- IIKuriose Gesellschaft (Queer Assembly)
- IIINächtliches Gelage (Nocturnal Revel)
- IVRundgesang Solostimmen
ITrauerzug (Funeral Procession)0:04–4:23
Marked , oft (more slowly, often holding back), in C major. This is a ghostly whose rhythm is displaced, so it sounds hesitant and a little mocking, over uncertain harmony. The (A) keeps returning between contrasting episodes B, C, a D and a , and then a begins.
- A
- B
IIKuriose Gesellschaft (Queer Assembly)4:38–9:18
IIINächtliches Gelage (Nocturnal Revel)9:26–12:59
IVRundgesang Solostimmen13:15–15:37
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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