Schumann - Kinderscenen 1,3 and 11

Structure:

1,35 - Rounded binary with repeats (aabb with b having a tiny bit of a at bar 19)

• 1 - bar 15 a is in b
• 3 - bar 17 a is in b

11-Rondo arch form abacaba

Tonality:

1 - b1-8 G, b circle of fifths in E minor to G in bar 19

3 - b minor b1-8, g major b9-17

11

• b1 implication with E minor chord, this is derailed quickly and by b4 there is an imperfect I-V cadence in G major. with another one in b8.
• b9-10 is in e minor but there is a two bar harmonic sequence in the bass taking b11-12 to C major
• b21 is g major but b25 is e minor

Texture:

1 

• In three parts
• Melody and accompaniment
• Broken chords in middle of the texture
• detached quavers in the bass
• bar 9 - 12 thirds in left hand
• bar 9 thirds in right hand in counter point with bass

3

• Leaping left hand
• Melody and accompaniment
• brief left hand drone at bar 13

11

• 3 part homophony in opening then 4 part at bar 4
• Parts reversed (polarised) at bar 5
• melody in bass at bar 9 with off beat right hand
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