Die verschwiegene Nachtigall

Jugend-Lieder · No. 7

Mathilde Kralik · E♭ major · 174 bars · 182 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♭ major, C minor, G♭ major, A♭ major, F major.