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Les filles de Cadix, VWV 1135

6 Mélodies, VWV 1133-1137/1176 · No. 6

Pauline Viardot · B minor · 95 bars · 81 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 minor, E minor, D major, F♯ minor, F♯ major, A major.