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Leb’ wohl, leb’ wohl du schöne Welt

Lieder des Leids, Op. 29 · No. 1

Josephine Lang · A minor · 48 bars · 83 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, A major.