Listening Guide
The Work
Key: D major (E-flat major in final verse)
Tempo: Sehr zart und innig (Very tender and intimate)
Time Signature: 6/4 (3/4 in final six measures)
Rhythm: continuous eighth-note ostinato interwoven around the quarter-notes of the vocal line like Athe gentle rocking rhythm of a lullaby.
Form: Two-part song form.
Orchestration: 1 flute, 1 oboe, 1 clarinet in A, 2 bassoons, 3 horns, celesta, harp, violins and violas.
Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft Ein Zweig der Linde, Im Zimmer stand Ein Angebinde Von lieber Hand. Wie lieblich war der Lindenduft!
Wie lieblich ist der Lindenduft! | I breathed a gentle fragrance! In the room stood A branch of a linden tree, A present From a dear hand. How lovely was the fragrance of a linden tree!
How lovely is the fragrance of a linden tree! |