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6 Lieder, Op. 48 · No. 3

Ludwig van Beethoven · B minor · 49 bars · 41 chords analysed

A song (in German, a Lied) sets a poem for voice and piano. The piano is a full partner: it paints the scene, the weather and the singer's mood. This score comes from the OpenScore Lieder Corpus, a free collection of 19th-century songs that includes many women composers.

Keys visited: B minor, E minor, C♯ major, F♯ minor.