Behold, Behold and Listen

Song

Elisabetta de Gambarini · D major · 82 bars · 130 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: D major, A major, F♯ minor.