Ferdinand Beyer - 6 Morceaux élégants, Op. 80, No. 3 - Ach, wenn du wärst mein eigen

Measure numbers follow the printed barlines, with the opening pickup excluded. Free flourishes within a printed bar are counted as one measure.

The Andante espressivo begins in 2/4. Measures 1-8 alternate emphatic chords, broad rising arpeggios, and quieter short figures exchanged between the two parts. Measures 9-29 present a slurred expressive melody above recurring lower broken chords, with dotted figures, ornaments, and brief upper runs. Measures 30-32 expand into freely written rising and falling flourishes and a short closing reply. Measures 33-48 introduce repeated ascending arpeggios between chord accents and short paired-note replies.

Measures 49-70 change to common time, marked Un poco ritenuto at the start. Longer slurred melody notes alternate with wide rising and falling runs, paired-note figures, and emphatic chord replies above slower bass notes and broken chords. The section broadens into upper octaves and freely written flourishes before the earlier tempo returns.

Measures 71-86, marked Tempo I at the start, return to 2/4 and the ascending arpeggios, chord accents, and short replies. Measures 87-103 carry a paired-note melody above continuous lower broken notes and recurring bass notes. Measures 104-112 widen into a descending flourish and rising and falling arpeggios above sustained chord replies. Measures 113-121 introduce tied upper notes and repeated chord accents, then descend through both registers. Measures 122-131 exchange flowing figures between the two parts, rise into a broad arpeggio, and close with emphatic chords and a held D-major harmony.