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8 Lieder and Romances, Op. 14 · No. 7

Johannes Brahms · F major · 47 bars · 44 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, A minor, C major, A♭ major.