Standchen

The dramatic nature of the opening piano accompaniment creates an intrigue on which the instrumental melody performs its lyrical, contrasting phrasings. As the songs moves between harmonic major and parallel major keys, the intensity of the melody drastically increases and becomes cathartic to the audience. A contrasting section drives the momentum toward a final declaration and echoic resolution, a typical treatment in many works of Franz Schubert. From the collection "Songs Without Words: Ten Popular Songs Arranged for Solo Instrument with Piano Accompaniment"