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May, Lovely May

by Robert Schumann

An intermediate piece from the Romantic period, in E major, and about 1 minute and 10 seconds to play.

About this edition

The thirteenth piece of the Album fur die Jugend, a flowing E-major evocation of springtime -- the title ("Mai, lieber Mai") is a direct quotation of the poem line it sets to music.

Spend extra time on the E-major fingering before tackling tempo -- four sharps is unfamiliar territory if this is an early piece in a player's E-major experience.

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