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Songs Without Words: No. 14 in C minor, Op. 38 No. 2

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This guide follows Mendelssohn’s Songs Without Words: No. 14 in C minor, Op. 38 No. 2 (1837) in one part.

Recording: Daniel Barenboim (piano)

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0:02–1:46

, in C minor. A song-like melody sits on top and a steady bass underneath, while chords between them, shared by both hands, fall off the beat and keep the music restless. Five short parts follow one another, Part I to Part V, and then a starts. The off-beat pulse gives way only in the last two .

  1. Part I
  2. Part II

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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