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Herbstlied, MWV J 11

6 Duets, Op. 63 · No. 4

Felix Mendelssohn · F♯ minor · 109 bars · 118 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: F♯ minor, C♯ minor, D major.