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Dein blaues Auge

8 Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 59 · No. 8

Johannes Brahms · E♭ major · 29 bars · 52 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: E♭ major, B♭ major, E♭ minor.