La coccinelle

20 Mélodies, Op. 21 · No. 16

Georges Bizet · F major · 202 bars · 175 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: F major, C major, A minor, G major.