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MENDELSSOHN ARR. SARTORIO ON WINGS OF SONG

Key G major Tempo Andante tranquillo Style Romantic

Will improve yourLH voicingPedallingAwareness of the LH’s capabilities

is the second of Mendelssohn’s Six Songs Op 34. Published in 1836 and using words by Heinrich Heine, it quickly established itself as one of Mendelssohn’s most popular songs. That meant that a number of virtuoso pianists of the time lined up almost immediately to transcribe

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