Adorno - In Memory of Eichendorff

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In Memory of E ichendo

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Aou e une auoe fuue!Veane Aee ou

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Joh von hndoff sss suh ffos. Thos who sng hsas a aly ulual onvavs. Many nvok h as hhf wnss o a osv lgosy of h knd h foh n gd

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OTE TO TERATURE

ad gegaious ichedo hae emeged ith the esut that his poote pooes a sice But ee hee the matte is ot so simpe. Acoiia g ith a thea toe cotais the ies

Das rnn s grDas m on na d,D brau man kn rDas g g n d H

[Drnkng s smar I n ass k ds I yo don n a addr s you rg o gs ]

Not oy ds the studetesquey c metio o the od id"aud to the geat phiophy to ho e ichedo oged theeis a a impu toad the spiituaizatio o the suous that extedsa eyod that e oe that has othig i commo ith a ate aaceotic pty ad did ot come ito it o uti Baudeaies etha iepms: om this time oth the Id the aute is as tig adephemea as the uquet o ie It is poay ot appopiate to

justiy ichedos amatie toe as methig ted om thedae, as a idpead iteayhistoica cich oud hae it thems ad po sho itte eidece o such dae. But they aeuquestoay eat to o elhme ichedos ocedcouge his ee to o g chee ae a e to that e-hme, as he aouces ith stgey padoxica oce at the ed ooe o his geatest ms the oe aut the iight te dich iach ud mute" Tae cae aet ad o g chee" Whathuma at oe it idicates as im hiche To" i a metoe aeady mes i th huma ad ichedo RiesAs o i h Fhicheit he" As i e sti had gades"

Hnaus Mn w n d Bang dr da Hrz n knkm Mu;Ns s rb n Na gsDr Morgn mas wdr gu

Ou o n no wd word I wn yor r n yours spr nong s ad a ng I a mornng anno rap pu rg

The imtece o sta ie the is ot that o a esticted haeut that o utie iatio ad the expessio o its utiity ith the


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5 9N MEMORY OF EHEDRFF

Viee leict [esy] or vieleict [perps] , ic is o dotiteded septiclly, is t te se tie te orce tt recociles s tote Te cocludig ies o Zielict [Tiligt] t to dro

ot cildis er, t Mces leit i Nct verlore [cres ost i igt ] Te lte icedor rougt te preciousgrttude o te ery icedor to turity i suc y tt itecoes re o its o deceituless d yet reis its o tt

Mein Go di g ch Dank

Da du die Jugend mi bs ale Wipfen Mogeno geauch und ang,

nd auf des ens Gipfe vo der Tag geendeYom Heen unwach

Den fahen Ganz gewende

Da ich nich aume uhmgebendeD nun heen de NachDunke n ense Pch.

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dakenng n emn pendo]

ltog te quli o pecel recoclitio i te ies s o

ee irrevly lost it cotues to sie ditly d ot oly o teigt o te i dividals d icedor gories t i s t e dsot t eists He s ot t o te oeld ut pt ooesices, s s Novis to o e e e s i ve ite tt gis s r l s tt der Hie t s s togte sy] , ic e icded i is e/ihe eih {Spl P},te eelig o solute oeld is coveyed succeully oly ecu

it ds ot reer directy to ited ture ut is erey epresdetporiclly i te ccets o il ile etpysic tct

nd meine ee snneWe ihre Fge ausFog duch die slen LndeAs ge sie nach Haus


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[Ad y u pd e g de e toug te etoutyde a toug e ee yg oe"] At aote pot tet Cato d ot a at te ou e Da Re deau t geedet" Te gdo of fat at a ed" .

St edoff tvee tatey eated to oevt ad p of t tatey eted to te oto ofoetg ad. But f yee t ty tt te ttu ofovat aed te extee We today fte te dteto of tdto ovt eey ad utfyg a ad ttuquo t t aty of dg te at oe te t teded vey dffeet ttu quo oe tt e fuy udged oy eato tot ote ee t o ovou tat u Eedoff a t o te etve of te ded feudod tat t oud y to tze a te at edoff ad d oeve ot oy te toto of a vaedode ut ete to te detutve tedee of te ougeoH upeoty to te eatoe o ae ag ty

o y te ft tat e te et p oopy of te e udette eety of te evouto e a teed of: e ee etof te ta tut of te ooue of to o ave to pay tee fo te advae of te Wl. Ceay tee mu o o te oty ad te evouto tt aoded ad eeato aut o e ot fee of a putaa aet ovete pue of addto to fe d eue " e u toete

t te atat etty tat a pead aog te feuda t te tedey to tu te ad to a oo oytoug te deate peuato te petua eed of oey"ut e ot oy taed ut te eg u of te vee W" o de a pofeo of a e uptade t mty duu aue oo" e aged te eatoat of te Naeo e t te teo of a ude go" We edoff te feuda atat ay ae t te add

to of e a t te auet t oot eveuet o te gte of te e y o e adeoo ue t to o dote etu to te ad te "d te Fe" He uy tve to te atay ypte t evouto d dteto e f te:

An uncanny atmosphere as of a thunestorm, la bng . ove the

enie count; eveyone nd tha methng grt was on he way a


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6 1 MEMORY O EHER

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wu ig ucd by s cfud Ts ric maciaard fr ra a w wa i yug, ad w

caasr ad ru cur s gy ar ad grw was

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ha is coandingy av h cun cul of h halhy hoganc nd h hol ichndoffs adiional is boad nough obac is on osi His fdo o ha is ivabl in hisoica ss has bn colly los by convais of h laugois ha h lss h caiais od is caabl of bingso h o subbonly idolo clings o h noion ha i ishsoial nd ablu

Th ugis y in ichndoffs coni, hov, hicbng h uns of longing advnu and bissful idlnss o hbougois ln in h i, xnds d ino his lyic y In O"Way Strt Bnjain is: h an ho kno hilf o inaccod i h h os ancin hiag of hi s ca o naion i l l i bn s va lif no osnious con o h axims ha hunlningly as in ublic cly aoving his on bhavio,ou h sl ighs quals as h o concusiv f of h unshak


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le uthoty of te prcipes e puts o dsply I ht could vee d o Eicedorff ot to sure o is prvte fe ut os coduct et o ts we should dd te questio whethe thsc of rellty epresses ot oly cuty ut l corectve tocurty tedece of te ougeos ety wc the corvtves ever fuly t ome d wo oppoets methg ttcts mI Ecedorff tey re repreted y te vgts, the homeess of tte, s the mesges to te future of to wo s piophy ws to e Novls re t ome everywee. Oe ds ot d Ecedorffpsg te fmy s the uceus of ciety If me of s ovels

ot Aung u egnwar [Intaton and Prene te gret ove ofis youthed covetoly, wit te heos mrge, te lyrcptry the t, wt umste cotempt fo dig tes, cofessto vig o pce of his ow he motf comes from te fog, utte sistece wth whc Echedoff ets t ys metg utm himlf he ldie sgs Ud spct se vom Feie Sowg c mic uf me Ross c lee m Free Ud seuf dem o Ad f she tls ut coug, I ump o myo I sty out of d d she te cste . d tewderg musc sgs Mce Sce mct wo Auge, Me-et ch gee' hr hr, We c u ws wolte tuge, eme ump ct w g d Gott e M scee Wol mt Hus ud Hof ve! We w zwe zusmme we M&t mei Sge m vege [My u mes eyes t me, ys se es me very much If oy 1 were g for metg d

ot such r chump God gt you m wel provided wthrt d ome! If te two of us were togete, it woud l ovewith my sgg] Ad te fmous m ut the two trvelgppetices would msuderst y yoe who tougt tt testz ut te st oe wo foud sweetet d fouded s fmy comfot te ome hs ftew ugt fo m, setches pcture of te roper wy to lve e cocludg stz wit ts precpitous weepg Ud c so ece Gele [Ad we I e sucld felows] efers to te mede ppess of the rst ppretice smuch s te ost ppess of te cod the rgt me of ife scoceed, ps edy msse, d te st e, Ach Gott,fhr us eec zu d O G led us ovgy to you! ou of desp uss te pm o

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63IN MMORY OF CHNDRF

kely s o ge te ess ot o t ess elle ws ceoffs covtsm Bt t s mlgeoc to s s te e s o wve twee femeges t se of o oe oe e eve sly otlegst oe oe o Eceoffs lyc ty s ot em eo cocete ge o elove wom y tcl eatfl womwol e etyl of te e of oless fll lmet ve eGe c e e [Ove te ge og te eees] oeof te most soe love ms te Gem lgge te eloves o e o oes e t s ot lf. Oly te ejoc

g s e kow Se st Dee se st e Se s yos se syo Nme fll lmet ll e o mges I cotrast tote Fec tto sg ecto of ty ws le to teole to Ge ltete te elty te vege oGe lere s to y fo tt s e sess elstc lss B ts getest eettves s slece scoe lesg te foce of wt s left s mete tegge gve s sweees I Eceof w ws o sos sct ce eto o metg fomless ccetge eg ele fo e e e lte teece metg cotoe eyo om e most soso ceos s es w te vslty o gt

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ugs re r May y e wa ges w g e w e usg e gves we e s awake bu e udsa y y ve s dree ad as aufu as g

Ecer erry Sceg grpg wr e Feudu ma wrd e le "0 ue u red e" O yu wg e euu" Wu rel g edr ued Rc e re erty

e experee e er eee Ecer w yw ece ccele ed d rey e ceer ue

geuey crvve reuc e rc reuc eve e d e w eg ver e yeEer p ey e e re g y e e lgge wu er w rw Fr geertyw gy w w reure e geu lguge e e g c wre I t cre prerve y" w pper e e e ced ee leed p relude wle euvreHere e ey Su gru d reedeug d eve w rg ex e e wy erpure e r vee cu Pa" F"w wy e e Lve dge de d vu el I e eg ger ce c ereced w w ke ed r e e rd e eg eg lEcer redy bltU i're u e l yg red

pe rver w gree Nc Wle w e gee c we e rec gu N g clu w u we were eyre gg e ley exrec e ccur e eNcge Ng ge wc eed g el cedr e er c y der Nc Lee ue de Feer verwc e eg y rg leed e wdw weely hlwe] ge w w wld r eeed dre ge e red y y rec cce u w de regl y der cud e y e y exre ege e grl weee w er gue I he e rt e eewere cle wee drey A e edrwr re ly le w cr er exreee ey pr e rc pa Le re l geree A g wr e w ear


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NOS O Ll I

f l d a thrs / d t lt it gz al) d thilats dlsis f prcti wic tr is frid it a fr hi

Eichdrs rciati f lf s thig i c with tpwr f atrial ctplati th capciy fr ccrtss which tst ts with tic cpacit t is t l i th ao f lta is lric pt tds t stractss t arc r s thcritri f its sss xpric f t wrld that h did fr Gth Stiftr d Mri. t thr casts dt tditial rights f thse critria th t a rc

t frti a apt t ct fr wht dalis philphwithld fr th Gra spirit th fir tals i th Griclcti frst is r dscrid r gi chrctrzatit what frst was r ch a frst s th i th fair tls?Wlfdtrich Rah hs crrct td hw ifrt ls fhightd graphic iidss, with scil ptical chars li th liSch flt ds Fd wi gliff th ld sprls as tghpishd] cr i Eichdrff Bt ct sipl t rhtricl sti whtr it is ral csr t dstrat whri thfiati f is rs lis r Eichdff achis th st xrar-dir ffcts with a st f iags that st ha thradar i hi s da h cstl that frs th ct f icdrffs lgig issp f as th castl th ligtr st f light tighrs ightigals ad adis is pridd t witt dig chr t Eichdrffs tr h fct tt Eichdrff was pr

th st t discr th xprsi wr i fragts f th nuaoua ctrits t this H lirats t lrical tal value f frigwrds th tpia Sch Frd Beatifl Frigr]t wrds phatastih Nact fatastic igt cr iditlftr Wirr wi i r Cfd as i dras ad thastrct wrd fatastic archaic d irgial at th ti sth whl flig f th igt whic r xact pitht wld ct tshrds Bt th stag prpis ar rgt t lif t thrgh di-ris f this id t ig i a w wa t thrgh thcstlati it which th tr Eicdrffs lric tr as a whlwats t ar t dad a th tt t th d f th cti titld5grl t lif f th t] a whic is i d f arspitstlts hft i id i a ig i da tfrt d fr, / Ud di Wlt t a z sig riffst d r das


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IN RY or INRfr

rwr [r i i i i dr o do, d word i o if y y d c word wrd fo wc i do iird y Ni yr i if W dcid wr wrd i iwr i rk, o i drk ofu, if wr i rdy xii i if i i ici f Eicdrff oic Hr i fi, i wo work c i ro ic, r c rc ry r r wo cur f of i oric i i o rdiic fi

E og Hh d Bg lgh h di Vgl hlgD bl v d Wdho klgD w i lg Jg

Ud h' h gdh w l hl

Di Nh dk di RdN vo d g h h d Wld,

Ud mh h m Hgd

A wddig y w omig log h moi / hd h bidlig / my d hd by h hig ho dd / h w my h / Ad o kw l hd ded o, gh ll o hgo oly h oe ll ld om h moi d mbedd y h]

In i viio f wddin r nd n visddy, Eicdrf ry cy uxrd d ry mr mic, im vry cnr nr of ry,ic ddr co or i i fc f ri f i cio, wos ni rc rfor wddi c in iri wddi d frz rups f if ini y f ci i ooy f idiy, i wic ccr wrd i iri d iri i ur, ini frm Rici, w i frzi Eicdorff onc ornd n, ic v c rid i r iify, opoi yod v i mry iin fro i-word i i uiri wi if iry y xin ufdin qu iy of r f fdi in Eicndrff O i, A dr ir d Biz r" O f


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OT TO T TU

oelad d e red l , as ou e l were acoealed pece of e ladape wc faer ad oer ave lolai dead a idicaor of ouri e e way e ri adsof suli ewee uderclouds rele li a i asfro e oe of icedorffs iaes is oly wa i is ad yeoe ca e reduced o a sile cocep s lac of reluo ofaleorica oes is is ic ediu

Oly e edu of cour cedorffs pry e aes areruly oly elees cosed o alao wi e e ilfFify years ao, s D S;lez Poe;e Te Stylt; La o

Poet] , a proec wo execuio s as ule as s cocepo sdari e ow foroe era aeseicia Teor Meyer wo wasceraly o faliar wi Mallar, developed a eory direced aaisessis Laooo ad e radio derved fro i Te ecesfrm e o provide a far suary of i:

f we moe oy, we mht n that such n maes " annot eate wth lanue that anae puts its own stamp

on everythin that pass thouh it incluin the n; that it thuspents us the fe the t offers us fo ou viaious enoyment in theform of psychic stuctues [pchihe Geb) that in contast to thephenomena of nry eaty ae sutable ony fo our faculty of nnereprentation [Vorsle'g] . n that c lanuae woul not the vehice but the eprentationa means DarJleu"gm;lIe of try For we

woul receive the substance of r not in nry imaes that lanuae

oul sue but in lanae itf an in the structres cate by it anpecuia to it aone One es that the queston of the repenttiona

mns of t s not an ie one; it mmeatey become the queston ofarts ties to n phenomena f t shoul the c that the trineof anuae as vehicle s an ero which mu fal by the wayse then theeniton of at as contemplation Anchauu"g wil fal with it 2

s s icedorff exacly uae as e repreaoal eas ofpry," as e auooous, is is divi r Te suecslfecio s i e rvce of lauae eoe wo ds o wiso prerve ilf diovers e les for lf d u c ,we i Sroe dr die Welle, / Uer verraue a des rlisScwelle" d ie e wave ere i e us / die awayeard o e resold of spr Te suec rs ilf o


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IN MEMORY OF EICHENRF

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o lgge o Eeorff f re r o guge He u ef e e e rror of eero of Eeorff ovel D Mabld Te Mable Statue] wou og o re e rre ou g rog e gre vers o e eefu for ow e rulg of e ree well re o o ere eree wrg e tl r lr eee o re o for w er ogreeou ows g legorl ure ogure eoe egfl lgge for s eol B Eeor wrg e llegorl eo ore o ure, o w e re ge guge tae fro eg e Racen lr re Iere eree ergee w o og o ure ou rge Bu l e ooe g w ve grow ol rerog o eelve e lr of er e o e-

ves e ovee o gge we ele oel oe e wor of e oug e e orlle oe Wlloe u e [Weloe rewel eoe lw o or Eeorfs wor e lw olgge eo re w e ojee re eelo o e e rer e re I s rl el Eeor e er oe o eg wre of og ewroe or Goee r eeo 1 83 I , ls We e Wle u Qelle / U ge vo ewge Po [How eore rg rr / g o e eer o] . Pro e wol e l fere e Reor e gHere rofo l e er eg of eege eere rog ure elf gerog oee re oe rrg rlg re


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NOES O ERURE I

wc murmur de Racde] But e " hic, i ichedrffs ierpretati e s ad sprigs are sgig f is rci ia wit g trug agage gage raeds f cme

music y y ue f a recciai Te sagprp quaiy f egusic eemets cedr ds t cradic this i is eprerusi

te fr it ichedrffs riig he stereypica syms f

a ady reed Rmicsm p he dicme f he rd,ad it s precy em tat is aaeig rgh fcrice isacieed s Brects m aut T y a is mt deicaeas te streg p at is ms rigd Da das eiche Wr

wegug mt der Ze de Sei eg Du erstes" Tha eft aer me cquer e se ih is meme Y derstad"] Te ft aer it is meme tha i s e dedig faguage te d rect s f is accrd e ts er iste wer t e per reis e deedig faguage rater ta te pwer cr It s as defee agaiste accut f triaty as e eemes are u ha i scceeds idgwasg wrds away frm teir crcumrd mig adcausg tem t ig up we tey cme ctac ih e aterdemsrates te pedatic pery f suc ectis

cedrs greatess sud ug here e s s de-feded ut were te ue iy f s demear s ms exd Thepm suct" Lgg"] reads

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S ngn von Maodn,

Von Gn d Gtnn dndn Lun vwdn

atn Mondnhno d Mdchn a Fnt auhnann d autn ang wachtnd d unnn vhafn auhnn d pchtgn Sonacht

h ta w hnng godn I t aon at th wndow andhad fo fa n th dtanc a thon n th u countd. I My

hat aught n y y I and cty thought to yf Oh, fon coud jouny aon I n th agcnt u nght I wo youngounyn w ang y I on th ountan o, I had th ng thy wandd I though th nt gon I of dzzyng avn wh

th w ut gnty, I o png that pung fo gog nto thfot nght I hy ng of a tatu I of gadn unnng wd ony gound I n tt w I paac n th nght I wh th

adn tn at th wndow I whn th und of th ut awan I andth founta uu y n th agncnt u nght

s pm s imml s y eve e s lms fee s demsly deivive, f e fees is sfmed i e g is w e es W ld ey f l ldspe s less melg s ed s me led e s e ps e qe

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he woh of Echendorff's pr howeer he hsorcal reeconsonl demonse he sllness of a n of ew bad on he hema ofr hgh pon and declne More deoed un Echendorffs w

ngs han un ho of he n aors of German omancsm who werealead a hsorcal phenomenon o hm and whom he scarcel unders. f omancsm as Kerkegrd anoher of s epgones sadbapzes ee eperence wh ob on and dedcaes o he eern ofremembrance hen n order o do fu l jusce o he dea of omancsm a memor ha was n conradcon o omancsms own mmedacand prence would needed s onl words now defunc spoken

Echendorffs own mouh ha hae reurned o naure; onl mournngfor he los momen h presered wha he lng momen connueseen oda o m ss

Coda: Schumann's Lieer

humanns Liedeke opus 3 9 , on pms b Echendorff s one of he

grea lrc ng ccles n musc. From hur's Sc"e Me;" andi"teee hrough hnbergs Gegede opus 5 he ng ccleconsues a form uno lf one ha aods he danger nheren n allng, ha of prefng he musc b pung no small genrelkeformas hrough a press of consrucon he whole emerges from hecompe of mnaure lke elemens The ual of chumanns ccle hasneer been n doub an more han he fac ha s ual s lnked o

hs fec ous choce of grea r Man of chendorffs mos mporan ms are among ho ncluded and he few ha are no nspredcomson hrough ceran unue feaures The songs hae rghen called congenal " euall grea n words and musc Bu ha doesno mn ha he merel repruced he rc conen of he es fhe had he would suruous b he creron of umos arsceconom. aher he brng ou a poenal conaned n he pms heranendence no song h ars n he moemen ond al scc

of mage and concep n he rusl ng and murmurng of language's owThe bre of he es selecedno comson oher han he rulleerroral h rd ng s longer han wo pages perms eremeprecson n each one and precludes mehancal repeon from heouse For he mos par we are dlng wh ngs n sanzas wharaons casona we hae r pae ng forms of he abab pe


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and in me cas compleel unconenional forms ending in an bean The scic characers of he ngs are alanced agains one anoherwh grea precision wheher hrough i ncreasingl emphaic conass or

hrough ransiions ha nk hem o one anoher I is preci he sharpconouring of he indiidual chacerisics ha makes an oerall pannecessar if he whole is no o spiner off ino deas he rennialuesion of wheher he compor was conious of such a pan ecomesirreean n he face of he acua comsiion. riics are consanlreferring o humanns formalism and where i is a ueson of heradiional forms from which he was aread alienaed he are paria

correc where he cres his own foms as in his earl insrumenal anda ccles humann demonsraes no onl an eremel sule nof form u aoe and ond ha a sen of form ha is eremeloriginal Alan Berg was he rs o cal aenon o hiser conncinglis his eemplar analsis of humanns Trumerei" and isplace wihin he Kindernen Senes m Cildd opus 5 Thesrucure of he Eichendorff ngs which are relaed o he Kinderenei n man rescs demands similar analsis i f we are o go ond merelrearming hei r u

The srucure of humanns Liederkei is inimael relaed o heconen of he es. The ile Liedkre [Sn Cyle . which originaedwih humann, mus aken iell he uence is linked ogeherin erms of he kes of he indiidua ngs and a he me ime followsa mulaor cour from he melanchol of he rs ng i n F sharpminor, o he ecsa of he as in F sharp maor. Like he Kindern

he whole is diided ino wo pars an eremel simple smmericalrelaionship wih he caesura afer he sih ng The caesura should emarked wih a denie reak The las ng n he rs pa hneFremde [Beaui ful ranger" is in B maor wih a marked aenino he region of he dominan he las ng in he whole ccle is n Fsharp maor, a fh up from B maor This archieconic relaionshipeprs a ic one he sih ng end i n he uopia of a r furehappins in anicipaion he las ng, Frhlingsnach [pringigh" ' ends in reoicing ie is Deine, sie is dein" [he is oursshe i ours , in he pren. The caesu made more emphaichrough he arngemen of he kes of he indiidl ngs. The ngsin he rs par are all wrien in kes wih sharps A he egnning ofhe cond pa here are wo ng in he ke of A minor, wihou a kesinaure The ng hen ake up he ke signaures ha were doinan


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he r p recplo, l he orgl key of F rp reched, hile he e ie he roge e loreco effeced rog e f of e ey o or he

qece of key i lced do o he lle de he ecodg, i A jor, pre he plel jor o e A or,d he hrd E or, he o of he ecod g A jorhe foh k o G or, reled o he hrd g E jor iedi, he h reore he precedg or, d he xh edgi , o B or Of he o A or g he cod pr he rco o do chord h eok he eoy of jor he

folloig g, I der Frde Arod i A jor d ofA ior d he e oe g rche E jor s he do of Ajor, o o he rcecoc relohp of he rd o hecod g Srly he eh g, E or, correpod o hefoh G or ke h oly oe hrp I plce of e Eor of he fh g, hoeer he eleeh g offer ol A jord herey ge he o lor ep o he ro ohe exree ke of F hrp jor hrogh he gr dice beee

ehe hroc ppoo prode he ccle h i ier for

I g i o lyrcl pece, he r d d e cod oe offorced cheerfle he h rd, Wldegepch Fore iloge ,he rele ld, pr co, h re oe d i roder o d tota rcre i cpie cl io e r pr lr o of Weh [Melcoy he

cod he foh d fh sog er o he e oe ieif delccy Die Slle [Sece eig pian g dModch M gh pnim g he ih g heFrede rg he r gr or. he cod p of e cycle oed piece h lie eee g d aJld, d i he g hfollo he lyrc expreo l ge he ed of rreFormll, Weh hich follo ereo Wldgeprch , horoghly yrcl oehe freeco ere

of he ccle he eh og, Ziech gh] rche he ded, he eer of gry of he hole cycle he dee,dr poi of feelig I coe o reere he eleeh g Wde [I he Fore o of he h. Foloed, ly e sre co of he hole ccle he exlo of Frhgch


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approahe he ruure o he medieva yri ad rga"g ke aAbgag he a aa reprue he m' epaive geure whiehe la wo lie reapiuae he begiig ad oe off he raede

rucure o ear ha ha oce hrd he rhyhmica eeio o heoig word ge ie nah Hau" hough i were yighome] where wo mure me are made o oe meaure i .ime a rei i Thi arndo effeed hrough he omiiogave ri o a echique of Brahm ha eveualy broke huma'uhaeged uperiori i he eighmure ri The ixh ghe Fremde begi o he media i a ki of oaig oal iy

ha he A maor of he ecac ouio ud hough had oe here from he ginig bu had e prued by he cour ofhe mely he word phanaih" i miored a done hai weey urge Here he oludig aa i rly of he aure of a Abgang bu he og a a whoe abai from he ymmeryof reiio ; wih ruy uheardof reedom i ow i he direio imeli ad harmoi ieion ke i

uf eier Burg" I a Cae] he Gohi piee wih whih he

od haf of he rr begin i diiguihed by i bod dinance probaby uiue in Schuan ad he eary ieeeh eurywhich reu from he coliio of he meic ie ad he horaekeie he acompaime which move epwi i i a hough hemoderiy of hi harmoiaio were a aemp o proe he pmfrom agig. The eighh ng h hr die Bhei uche" hearhe ile brk ruhig] wi h uued hae comd of uerly

impe oa meaure whou ay rhyhmia variaio bu i hauch epree hamoi uace ad uh a harp ae a he ed hai emaae he wide kid of agiaio he adagio iermeo eh-mu he ih g maiai an ubroke legao of harmoic irumeal voice he muaory deour ino he uomia regio o heword Sehuh however a a obliue meacholy igh o i fora secod a gh ha em o come from ouide agai he D maorwhih i ugge he onic ey E mao seem o gow wih a iy

lgh ar conra o he preedg g Zweih" he ehong a imple aai g in form ad perhap he mo woderfupiece i n he ycle i orapunal i ha ini ey produive reierpreaio of Bach o which hioricim obec whie i fac Bah huraormed eoy a geuie aferlife he proope whih ha beereoeived here i o doub he heme from he B mior fugue i he


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