| Bars | Schumann Composition Quoted | Schafer Transformation |
|---|---|---|
| 1-13 | 'Dein Angesicht,' Op. 127, no. 2 b1-13 (piano and voice) | tr M2d; diss chord added b13 bass line b12-13 tr 8ve u |
| 16-18 | 'Dein Angesicht' b2-3 (voice part only) | tr m2u; rhythm altered (oboe) |
| 21-26 | Carnaval, Op. 9, no. 6, 'Florestan' b 1 | orchestrated, extended with new material |
| 27-31 | 'Widmung,' Op. 25, no. 1 b14-19 piano and voice | tr M2d; diss chord added rhythmical values halved voice part very freely treated |
| 40-42 | 'Widmung' b14-17 | tr 8ve d; vln counter-melody |
| 50-63 | Carnaval, Op. 9, no. 21, 'Davidsbündler March' b1-4 | orchestrated; rhythms longer (Sn quarter and eighth notes = Sr dotted half notes) |
| 70-96 | 'Mondnacht,' Op. 39, no. 5 b1-13 (piano and voice), b58-60 (piano) | orchestrated; rhytmical values doubled; harmonic and melodic distortions introduced |
| 90-108 | 'Frühlingsnacht,' Op. 39, no. 12 b1-13 (piano accompaniment only) | orchestrated; Sn 2/4 metre changed to Sr 4/4 metre becomes ever more distorted |
| 114 ff. | Theme in E-flat major, WoO 10e the theme 'dictated by angels' | a pre-recorded piano plays the tune quietly; it is gradually drowned out by the orchestra |
| 123-26 | 'Angels theme' | orchestrated for strings; tr to A major; last chord turns into a descending chromatic glissando |
| 127-35 | Kreisleriana, Op. 16 mvt 1, b1-12 | repeat omitted; b9 ff tr 8ve u; piano independent of orchestra but aligns with voice part |
| 128-33 | Kreisleriana, mvt 2, 'Intermezzo II' | free fantasy on this theme |
| 143-50 | Carnaval, Op. 9, no. 11, 'Chiarina' b1-9 | orchestrated (horns, bassoons); tr m3 d; dissonant accompaniment |
| 149-57 | Carnaval, Op. 9, no. 19, 'Promenade' b1-7 | orchestrated (solo trombone, trumpet/violin); rhythmic shift |
| 158-84 | Papillons Op. 2, mvt 1, b1-8 and mvt 12, b13-16 (Grossvatertanz) | orchestrated; Grossvatertanz in bassoons (b164-67), strings (b166-73) and horns (b175-77) |
| 185-86 | 'Dein Angesicht' b2-3 (voice part only) and 'Angels theme' | song as in b16; 'Angels theme' (distorted) as accompaniment |
| 188-96 | Kreisleriana, mvt 2, 'Intermezzo II' | orchestrated;; diss trills added in winds |
| 197-211 | Carnaval, Op. 9, no. 21, 'Davidsbündler March' b1-7 | adds syncopated timpani notes; last chord held, distorted by microtonal inflections b204 ff |
| 212-20 | Kinderscenen, Op. 15, no. 6 'Wichtige Begebenheit' ['Important Event'] b1-4 | overlapping repetitions in winds, strings; rhythm distorted |
| 221-25 | Liederkreis, Op. 24, no. 7, 'Berg und Burgen' b25-28 | tr M3d; Sn 3/8 metre → Sr 3/4 metre |
| 231 | Dichterliebe, Op. 48, no. 3, 'Die Rose, die Lillie' (piano accompaniment only) b1-2 | orchestrated; tr perfect 5th u; metre: Sn 2/4 → Sr 4/4 |
| 234-46 | Carnaval, Op. 9, no. 21, Davidsbündler March' b9-14 | bassoon, percussion lines added; quote interrupted, then extended |
| 255-61 | Carnaval, Op. 9, no. 5, 'Eusebisus' b1-4 | orchestrated; both rhythm and melody distorted |
| 272-82 | Carnaval, Op. 9, no. 18, 'Aveu' ['Confession'] b1-8 | tr m2d; interpolated bars; dissonant string chord added |
| 286-312 | 'Dein Angesicht' b1-24 | rhythms doubled; tr to D♭ M metre Sn 2/4 → Sr 4/4; orchestrated; countermelodies and richly scored string chords added |