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Les nuits d’été, Op. 7 · No. 1

Hector Berlioz · A major · 131 bars · 120 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: A major, F♯ major, C♯ minor, A minor, D minor, B minor, C major, F major.