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Key A minor Tempo Allegro maestoso Style Classical
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Widmung was composed by Robert Schumann in 1840, the year known as his ‘Year of Song’. It is the first piece in his song cycle Myrthen Op 25, using the lyrics from a poem by Friedrich Rückert. 1840 was also the year in which Schumann finally married Clara Wieck, after so much struggle and opposition from her father. Widmung translates as Dedication, and Schumann gave this song to Clara as their wedding present.
It has to be one of the most romantic and personal songs that Schumann ever wrote. [The poem is printed on the score, both in German and English.] The song also prominently features Clara’s
