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Wandrers Nachtlied, D.768

4 Lieder, Op. 96 · No. 3

Franz Schubert · 1828 · B♭ major · 14 bars · 18 chords analysed

Schubert wrote more than 600 songs in a short life, turning the German Lied into a major art form. 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.