Ich ging im Walde den alten Steig

5 Lieder, Op. 4 · No. 3

Clara Mathilda Faisst · 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, F♯ major.