Der Jäger

Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795 · No. 14

Franz Schubert · 1823 · C minor · 34 bars · 43 chords analysed

A young miller follows a brook to a mill and falls in love with the miller's daughter, who chooses a hunter instead. Schubert's 1823 cycle of 20 poems by Wilhelm Müller lets the piano play the brook, always moving.

Keys visited: C minor.