La princesse sans cœur

20 Mélodies · No. 16

Augusta Holmès · A♭ major · 68 bars · 101 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♭ major, B minor, F♯ major, F minor, B major.