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The First Rose

Spring Songs, Op. 44 · No. 1

Alexander Mackenzie · B♭ major · 36 bars · 35 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: B♭ major, F major, B♭ minor.