Spring song
Song · in A major
Felix Mendelssohn 1809–1847
A major
Key
Song
Form
Allegro di molto
Tempo
Score
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Themes & character
Songs Without Words·Bright and light·One of the best loved·Simple lyricism
At a glance
- Key
- A major
- Tempo / character
- Allegro di molto
- Form
- Song
About the piece
Published in 1844 as the sixth piece in Mendelssohn's fourth book of Songs Without Words, Spring Song, or Fruhlingslied, is one of the best loved of the whole series. A bright, uncomplicated melody rises over a light, rippling accompaniment.
Its cheerful simplicity made it hugely popular with amateur pianists in the nineteenth century, and it remains one of the most performed of Mendelssohn's forty eight Songs Without Words.
The composer
Felix Mendelssohn
1809–1847
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, simply known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic era. Mendelssohn's compositions include symphonies, concertos, piano music, organ music and chamber music. His best-known works include the String Octet, the overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Italian and Scottish Symphonies, the oratorios St. Paul and Elijah, the Hebrides Overture, the mature Violin Concerto, and the melody used in the Christmas carol "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing". Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words are his most famous solo piano compositions.
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