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Songs Without Words: No. 45 in C major, Op. 102 No. 3

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This guide follows Mendelssohn’s Songs Without Words: No. 45 in C major, Op. 102 No. 3 (1845) in one part.

Recording: Daniel Barenboim (piano)

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0:03–1:13

A in C major with staccato triplets that flit along in 6/8 like a . The opening idea (A) comes first. A contrasting (B) follows and is marked to be repeated, and then the opening (A) . An then stretches the beyond a plain ending before the music stops.

  1. A
  2. B

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

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