Schubert’s Moment Musical No. 4 in C‑sharp minor opens with an A section built from sixty measures of unbroken arpeggiation - a pattern that already lies comfortably under a guitarist’s fingers. Within this seemingly simple surface, Schubert generates real dramatic momentum: pointed accents, quick directional turns, and a steady rise in tension as the figuration drives forward.

This guitar version, now in E minor, maintains the continuous arpeggiated flow without altering the essential texture. What changes is the instrument’s voice: the guitar’s capacity for colour, articulation, and finely shaded dynamics highlights the expressive contour already present in the music. What begins as familiar, idiomatic figuration reveals itself - through Schubert’s shaping - as a concise dramatic arc, now conveyed with the intimacy and immediacy unique to the guitar.

The result is an arrangement that feels natural to play yet reveals the full expressive sweep of one of Schubert’s most spirited miniatures.

Score: 6 pages

Preface, legend, and performance notes: 5 pages

Below is a link to Youtube which will allow you to get an idea of what this piece sounds like on piano. (Performed by Maria João Pires)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCyQQW-BLu8&list=RDvCyQQW-BLu8&start_radio=1

Over the coming months, I will be playing short excerpts from all pieces listed in this catalogue on classical guitar myself and post them on my Youtube channel, titled:

Michael De Baker Arrangements for Classical Guitar.

Thanks for tuning in. Wishing you much musical enjoyment and many rewarding hours with our instrument, the classical guitar.

Michael

Contact. If you’d like to reach out - whether about repertoire, arrangements, or upcoming projects - feel free to email me at mdebakerclassicalguitar@use.startmail.com