Ich grolle nicht - Robert Schumann

A song from my senior recital.

The title words of Robert Schumann's Ich grolle nicht, Op. 48/7 (I Bear No Grudge), were included on six occasions in the song to emphasize the protagonist's ability to rise above offense Using Heine's text, the vocalist directly renounces an unloving, serpentine vixen, supposedly detaching from previous affections. The accompaniment's relatively static chords (many of which are unresolved sevenths) suggest the frigidity of the woman's heart and the seriousness of the man's intentions. Culminating the intensification of the postlude, three final forte chords in the last two bars defiantly confirm the composition's mood and significance.

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[KiNgOfKaRaBiNeR]

the a is even more shit XD

[78timothy]

I deeply agree with your music analysis of this piece. I had never looked at it that way since I was at University back in the 1970's. The unresolved 7th's intensify the Emotional Loss of the Protagonist - Climaxing w/the High G, then closing the finale w/the final 3 block chords..

[78timothy]

Any one who can take the high G at the cllimax of this lied earns 5*****! Bravo.

A better audio engineer would have been in order for you as well. You have a clear bariton voice keep it up!!!!

[guitarttam6288]

Very dramatic, i like it very much. Your Lower notes could use a little more resonance.