Spinning song = Spinnerlied : song without words, op. 67, no. 4
Song · in C major · Op. 67 No. 4
Felix Mendelssohn 1809–1847
C major
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Op. 67 No. 4
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Themes & character
Perpetual motion·Imitates a spinning wheel·Songs Without Words·Concert favorite
At a glance
- Catalogue
- Op. 67 No. 4
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- C major
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About the piece
Published in 1845 as the fourth of Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words, Op. 67, this piece earned its nickname from the continuous whir of sixteenth notes running through the right hand, evoking the steady turn of a spinning wheel.
A simple melody emerges from within that constant motion, a technique Mendelssohn used often in his Songs Without Words, wordless piano pieces meant to carry the expressive directness of song without any text at all.
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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