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D'un matin de printemps

for orchestra

Lili Boulanger · 1917–18 · E major · 207 bars · 201 chords analysed

“Of a spring morning”: a sparkling orchestral piece finished months before Lili Boulanger died at 24. In 1913 she had become the first woman to win the Prix de Rome for composition.

Keys visited: E major, A minor, E minor, F major, B minor, D♭ major, B major, A major, C major, D minor.