Fensterlein, nachts bist du zu

Walzer-Gesänge, Op. 6 · No. 3

Alexander von Zemlinsky · F major · 40 bars · 44 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 major, B♭ minor.