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Lieder ohne Worte: Venetianisches Gondellied, Op.30 No.6

by Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) · Romantic · Intermediate

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VersionLevelKeyLength
Intermediate · Level 33 of 5F♯ minor2:46

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Era
Romantic (1830–1910)
Mood
Melancholic · slow, in a minor key
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About this piece

Lieder ohne Worte: Venetianisches Gondellied, Op.30 No.6 is a melancholic Romantic piece by Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847). There is one arrangement: Intermediate (level 3 of 5), 2:46 long, in F♯ minor. Note the pickup: the music starts with an upbeat before the first full bar, so count yourself in before the first note.

About Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847): German Romantic composer and pianist, best known at the piano for his Songs Without Words.

How to play Lieder ohne Worte: Venetianisches Gondellied, Op.30 No.6 on piano

  1. Split the piece into sections and learn them one at a time, hands separately first.
  2. Loop the bars that keep going wrong. The app's per-bar feedback shows exactly where they are, so you don't waste time on the bars you already know.
  3. Move up the play-along speeds in steps, 50% then 75% then 100%, only when a section is clean at the current speed.
  4. Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.

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License and credits

Typeset by Ryan Prince for the Mutopia Project. License: Public Domain. Source: Mutopia Project.

Both the composition and the source file are in the public domain.

Text events such as lyrics were removed; the notes are as published. The player on this page plays the first 20 seconds.

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