Lieder by Felix Mendelssohn
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Lieder by Felix Mendelssohn are 19th-century German art songs for voice and piano that set Romantic poetry to music with lyrical melodies and clear, classical forms.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art song repertoire
ⓘ
song collection ⓘ |
| accompaniment | piano ⓘ |
| composer | Felix Mendelssohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| genre |
German art song
ⓘ
Lied ⓘ |
| harmonicLanguage |
moderate chromaticism
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tonal ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | bridge between Classical and Romantic song styles ⓘ |
| influenced | later Romantic Lieder composers ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Classical style ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| musicalEra | Romantic ⓘ |
| notableCycle |
Op. 112 Lieder
GENERATED
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Op. 19a Lieder GENERATED ⓘ Op. 34 Lieder GENERATED ⓘ Op. 47 Lieder GENERATED ⓘ Op. 57 Lieder GENERATED ⓘ Op. 71 Lieder GENERATED ⓘ Op. 8 Lieder GENERATED ⓘ Op. 84 Lieder GENERATED ⓘ Op. 86 Lieder GENERATED ⓘ Op. 9 Lieder GENERATED ⓘ Op. 99 Lieder GENERATED ⓘ “Lieder ohne Worte” (Songs Without Words) GENERATED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
recital
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salon ⓘ |
| period | 19th century ⓘ |
| primaryAudience |
concert audiences
ⓘ
domestic music-making ⓘ |
| relatedTradition |
Schubert Lieder tradition
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Schumann Lieder tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setsToMusic |
German poetry
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Romantic poetry ⓘ |
| style |
clear classical forms
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lyrical melodies ⓘ |
| textSettingApproach | clear declamation of text ⓘ |
| texture | homophonic ⓘ |
| typicalAccompanimentRole | supportive piano texture GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalForm |
modified strophic form
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strophic form ⓘ |
| typicalLength | short character pieces ⓘ |
| typicalMood |
intimate
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lyrical ⓘ |
| vocalForces | solo voice and piano ⓘ |
| vocalWriting | cantabile lines ⓘ |
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