Venetian gondola song : (A minor), no. 3, op. 62, no. 5
Song · in A minor · Op. 62 No. 5
Felix Mendelssohn 1809–1847
A minor
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Form
Andante con moto
Tempo
Op. 62 No. 5
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Themes & character
Barcarolle rhythm·Venetian atmosphere·Third of three gondola songs·Songs Without Words
At a glance
- Catalogue
- Op. 62 No. 5
- Key
- A minor
- Tempo / character
- Andante con moto
- Form
- Song
About the piece
The third and last of Mendelssohn's Venetian Gondola Songs, published in 1844 in his fifth book of Songs Without Words. Like its companions, it rests on the gently swaying rhythm of a barcarolle, the traditional song of Venetian gondoliers.
Written well over a decade after his trip to Venice, it shows the image had stayed with him across much of his composing life.
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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