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On Wings of Song by Mendelssohn. Sheet music for Flute, page 1.

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Mendelssohn - On Wings of Song

Sheet music for flute

Alt. Title: Auf Flügeln des Gesanges
Info: "On Wings of Song" ("Auf Flügeln des Gesanges" in German) is a poem by Heinrich Heine, a German Romantic poet. It was published in Buch der Lieder in 1827. Felix Mendelssohn set it to music as the second of his "six songs for voice and piano" (Opus 34-2, 1834). Franz Liszt arranged On Wings of Song for solo piano. This song has been translated into other languages and has been adopted in school music textbooks for China, Japan and Korea.
Opus number: 34-2
Date: 1834
Artist: Felix Mendelssohn
Born: 3 February 1809, Hamburg
Died: 4 November 1847, Leipzig
The artist: German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn wrote symphonies, concerti, oratorios, piano music and chamber music.
Instrument: Flute
Key: G major
Range: D5 - E6
Time signature: 6/8
Tempo: 46 BPM
Duration: 1:44
Pages: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Style: Classical
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