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Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795 · No. 12

Franz Schubert · 1823 · B♭ major · 81 bars · 119 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, B♭ minor, D♭ major, C minor, A♭ major, A♭ minor, C♭ major.