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Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht

Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen · No. 1

Gustav Mahler · D minor · 97 bars · 64 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, G minor, E♭ major, F major.