Mutter, o sing’ mich zur Ruh’!

6 Gesänge, Op. 10 · No. 3

Robert Franz · A minor · 54 bars · 76 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: A minor.