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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 |
