Vaterlandslied

12 Lieder, 1786 · No. 9

Maria Theresia von Paradis · 1786 · G major · 93 bars · 98 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: G major, D major, G minor, E♭ major.