Composer

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Robert Schumann

Genre

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Vocal

Style

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Song

Compose Date

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1840

Average_duration

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0:49

"Lehn' deine Wang" is a Lied composed by Robert Schumann, Op. 142/2. It was composed in 1852, during the last years of Schumann's life. The song was premiered in Leipzig on December 1, 1852, with the composer's wife, Clara Schumann, as the pianist. The song is part of a cycle of Lieder called "Drei Gesänge" (Three Songs), which Schumann composed in 1852. The cycle includes "Lehn' deine Wang", "Es leuchtet meine Liebe", and "Tief im Herzen trag' ich Pein". The three songs are united by a common theme of love and longing. "Lehn' deine Wang" is a slow and melancholic song, with a simple and repetitive piano accompaniment. The vocal line is expressive and lyrical, with long phrases and a wide range of dynamics. The text of the song is a poem by Friedrich Rückert, which tells the story of a lover who longs to rest his head on his beloved's shoulder and forget all his troubles. The song is divided into three sections, each with a different mood and tempo. The first section is slow and introspective, with the lover expressing his longing for his beloved. The second section is faster and more agitated, with the lover pleading with his beloved to comfort him. The third section returns to the slow and melancholic mood of the beginning, with the lover resigning himself to his fate and asking his beloved to remember him. "Lehn' deine Wang" is a typical example of Schumann's late style, which is characterized by a focus on melody and expression rather than virtuosity and technical display. The song is a testament to Schumann's skill as a composer of Lieder, and his ability to capture the emotional depth and complexity of human experience in music.

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