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Helft mir, ihr Schwestern

Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42 · No. 5

Robert Schumann · 1840 · B♭ major · 52 bars · 106 chords analysed

Eight poems by Adelbert von Chamisso follow a woman from first love through marriage and motherhood to widowhood. Schumann composed the cycle in 1840, the year of his own marriage.

Keys visited: B♭ major.