a terrified child calls out to his father when he sees an apparition of the sinister Elf King. The dissonant voicing of the dominant minor ninth chord used here (C⁷⁹) is particularly effective in heightening the drama and sense of threat.

: << \new ChordNames \chordmode {s2 s2 c1:7.9-} {\new Voice ="mel" {\key aes \major \time 4/4 r2 r4 c des2 des4. des8 des c c4 }} \new Lyrics {\lyricsto "mel" {Mein Va -- ter, mein Va -- ter __}} \new GrandStaff << \new Staff {\key aes \major \time 4/4 \tuplet 3/2 {r8 > } \tuplet 3/2 {> \f >} \tuplet 3/2 { > } \tuplet 3/2 {> >} \tuplet 3/2 { > } \tuplet 3/2 {> >} \tuplet 3/2 { > } \tuplet 3/2 {> >} \tuplet 3/2 { > } \tuplet 3/2 {> >}} \new Staff {\clef bass \key aes \major \time 4/4 4 r r (2) }>> >>