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Clasp mine closer, little dear white hand

5 Little Love Songs · No. 5

Liza Lehmann · D minor · 69 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: D minor, B♭ major, A major, D major.