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Das Lied der Nachtigall

3 Duetten, Op. 11 · No. 1

Johanna Kinkel · G major · 61 bars · 62 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: G major, A minor, D minor, D major.