Romantic · 1844
Spring Song (Songs Without Words)
F. MendelssohnOp. 62 No. 6
- Key
- A
- Time
- 2/4
- Tempo
- ♩=132
- AO focus
- AO2
Incipit
Form
Song without words — Allegretto grazioso, A major. From Mendelssohn's Op. 62 set. RH arpeggios provide the accompaniment while the melody emerges in the inner voice (LH thumb).
Teaching points
- Inner-voice melody — the tune is in the LH thumb, surrounded by RH broken chords. Practise hands separately first
- Articulation: the broken-chord accompaniment should sound like a soft pulse, not a melody. Voicing is the whole exercise
- Practical: Grade 7 piano staple
Full score ↓Public domain
Score: IMSLP (Breitkopf Gesamtausgabe + Henle urtext, all public domain).