Songs Without Words, Book VIII, Op. 102

Original title: Lieder ohne Worte.

Scoring: piano.

Movements / numbers:
1. Andante un poco agitato, MWV U 162 (E minor, 40 bars)
2. Adagio, MWV U 190 (D major, 30 bars)
3. Presto, MWV U 195 (C...Read more

Original title: Lieder ohne Worte.

Scoring: piano.

Movements / numbers:
1. Andante un poco agitato, MWV U 162 (E minor, 40 bars)
2. Adagio, MWV U 190 (D major, 30 bars)
3. Presto, MWV U 195 (C major, 66 bars)
4. Andante un poco agitato, MWV U 152 (G minor, 40 bars)
5. Allegro vivace, MWV U 194 (A major, 73 bars)
6. Andante, MWV U 172 (C major, 33 bars)

No.1 Andante un poco agitato in E minor
No.2 Adagio in D
No.3 Presto in C `Tarantelle`
No.4 Un poco agitato in G minor `The Sighing Wind`
No.5 Allegro vivace in A `The Joyous Peasant`
No.6 Andante in C `Belief`

Composition date: 1841-45.

Dates of individual numbers: 102/1 — 1842; 102/2 — 1845; 102/3 — 1845; 102/4 — 1841; 102/5 — 1845; 102/6 — 1842. The collection assembles pieces composed in different years, rather than a continuous period of work on a single composition.

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