Songs Without Words, Book V, Op. 62

Original title: Lieder ohne Worte.

Scoring: piano.

Movements / numbers:
1. Andante espressivo, MWV U 185 (G major, 41 bars)
2. Allegro con fuoco, MWV U 181 (B ♭ major, 57 bars)
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Original title: Lieder ohne Worte.

Scoring: piano.

Movements / numbers:
1. Andante espressivo, MWV U 185 (G major, 41 bars)
2. Allegro con fuoco, MWV U 181 (B ♭ major, 57 bars)
3. Trauermarsch , Andante maestoso, MWV U 177 (E minor, 48 bars)
4. Allegro con anima, MWV U 175 (G major, 38 bars)
5. Venetianisches Gondellied , Andante con moto, MWV U 151 (A minor, 59 bars)
6. Frühlingslied , Allegretto grazioso, MWV U 161 (A major, 90 bars)

Dedication: Clara Schumann.

No.1 Andante espressivo in G `May Breeze`
No.2 Allegro con fuoco in B flat
No.3 Andante maestoso in E minor `Funeral March`
No.4 Allegro con anima in G `Morning Song`
No.5 Andante in A minor `Venetian Gondola Song`
No.6 Andante grazioso in A `Spring Song`

Composition date: 1841-44.

Dates of individual numbers: 62/1 — 1844; 62/2 — 1843; 62/3 — 1843; 62/4 — 1842–43?; 62/5 — 1841; 62/6 — 1842. The collection assembles pieces composed in different years, rather than a continuous period of work on a single composition.

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