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Tränen

6 Gesänge, Op. 6 · No. 6

Robert Franz · E♭ minor · 54 bars · 79 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.