Das Wandern

Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795 · No. 1

Franz Schubert · 1823 · B♭ major · 20 bars · 40 chords analysed

A young miller follows a brook to a mill and falls in love with the miller's daughter, who chooses a hunter instead. Schubert's 1823 cycle of 20 poems by Wilhelm Müller lets the piano play the brook, always moving.

Keys visited: B♭ major, G minor, F major.