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An meinem Herzen

Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42 · No. 7

Robert Schumann · 1840 · D major · 41 bars · 52 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: D major.