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Warum sind denn die Rosen so blass?

6 Lieder, Op. 1 · No. 3

Fanny Hensel · pub. 1846 · A minor · 42 bars · 75 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, F major, D minor.