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Simeon

Weihnachtslieder, Op. 8 · No. 4

Peter Cornelius · E minor · 62 bars · 71 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 minor, B minor, D major, F♯ minor, F♯ major, G major.