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A Clymène

Cinq Mélodies, Op. 58 · No. 4

Gabriel Fauré · C major · 71 bars · 94 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: C major, B♭ major, D minor, A minor, E major, D major.