Romantic · 1848
Soldatenmarsch (Soldiers' March) from Album for the Young
R. SchumannOp. 68 No. 2
- Key
- G
- Time
- 2/4
- Tempo
- ♩=108
- AO focus
- AO2
Incipit
Form
Ternary — A B A. Each section 8 bars. Marcato dotted-rhythm motif throughout the A section.
Teaching points
- Detached articulation — marcato but not staccato. Lift between each pair of chords
- RH plays parallel sixths — train the 1–3 finger pattern early
- Dynamic terracing: A is f, B drops to p suddenly