An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust

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"An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust" is a song from Robert Schumann’s song cycle "Frauenliebe und -leben," expressing a woman’s joy and tenderness in early motherhood.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf art song
lied
accompaniment piano
associatedWith Frauenliebe und -leben (song cycle)
belongsTo 19th-century German song literature
belongsToRepertoire German lied repertoire
catalogueDesignation part of Schumann Op. 42
composer Robert Schumann
countryOfOrigin Germany
cyclePosition song 7
cycleType song cycle
expresses domestic happiness
intimate emotional fulfillment
tenderness toward a newborn child
firstPublicationYear 1840
genre Romantic art song
hasTitleTranslation At my heart, at my breast
historicalPeriod Romantic era
language German
lyricPerspective first-person female narrator
musicalForm strophic song with variations
narrativeContext early stage of motherhood in Frauenliebe und -leben
opusNumberOfCycle Op. 42
originalKey B-flat major
originalTitleLanguage German
partOf Frauenliebe und -leben
publicationContext published as part of Op. 42
requires classical pianist
classically trained singer
subjectOf musicological analysis of Schumann’s Frauenliebe und -leben
textBy Adelbert von Chamisso
textSource poem from the cycle Frauenliebe und -leben by Adelbert von Chamisso
theme joy of early motherhood
maternal love
motherhood
typicalPerformanceContext classical vocal recital
typicalPerformer classical soprano
mezzo-soprano
vocalForces voice and piano

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Frauenliebe und -leben
songTitle

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