March of the Davidsbündler against the PhilistinesCarnaval · Op. 9 · XX

From Schumann's Carnaval, Op. 9, 'little scenes on four notes', composed in 1834–35 and published in 1837. The closing march, in 3/4, Non allegro, in A-flat major: Schumann's imaginary League of David routs the Philistines, the left hand quoting a 'Thème du XVIIème siècle', the Grossvatertanz, as the tempo presses on to a Più stretto close. This edition follows the Breitkopf & Härtel first edition.