Hauptmanns Weib
| Song Title | Hauptmanns Weib (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Robert Schumann |
| Author(s): | Wilhelm Gerhard (after Robert Burns) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Armor; Battles; Beloved; Blood; Bodies; Captains; Companions; Couples; Drums; Enemies; Fighting; Firearms; Helmets; Horses; Husbands; Kissing; Loyalty; Marriage; Mounting; Peace; Preparing; Soldiers; Spouses; Swords; Unity; Wars; Wives |
| First Line | Hoch zu Pferd! (Search) |
| Average Duration | 1:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1840 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/get_text.html?TextId=19523 |
| Larger Work | Myrthen (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Romanticism; Liberalism; Socialism; National poet of Scotland; Scottish Makar tradition; Republicanism; Anticlericalism (Search) |
| Original Language | German (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/d/db/IMSLP51688-PMLP12732-RS120.pdf |
| Link to IPA Source | https://www.ipasource.com/product/hauptmanns-weib-2/ |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 25 no, 19 (Search) |
| Range: | B3 - G5 (Search) |
| Original Key | E minor (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Clara Schumann (Search) |
| Notes | Myrthen was composed as a wedding gift to Schumann's bride, Clara Wieck (Search) |