Name: Song of the Heather - Mendelssohn- piano solo (arr. Phil Beaman) by Felix Mendelssohn Piano Solo Digital Sheet Music
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Song of the Heather - Mendelssohn- piano solo (arr. Phil Beaman)
by Felix Mendelssohn Piano Solo - Digital Sheet Music

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Title Song of the Heather - Mendelssohn- piano solo (arr. Phil Beaman)

Artist Felix Mendelssohn

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Composer Felix Mendelssohn

Arranger Phil Beaman

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 2

Arrangement Piano Solo

Publisher Phil Beaman

Level 3

Product ID 940799

Genre Standards Romantic Period

Instruments Piano

Product Description

This beautiful tune was written by Felix Mendelssohn in 1845. He titled it Moderato in Bm when it was first published as Op 67 No 5 in a volume of his Songs Without Words. It was often referred to as Heide Lied , a type of pastoral German folk song. Another title derived from that is Song of the Heather. Many current editions give it the title The Shepherd's Complaint.
This arrangement takes a Romantic piece and sets it in 2 part writing. Even without the chords it is still very rich in sound and Romantic in feel. It is not simplified or easier than the original Mendelssohn, just a different interpretation and approach. Both hands are in the Treble Clef throughout. It is always in 3 even when the harmony and phrasing looks to be in 2; except for a section near the end where I have strayed from the original Mendelssohn and clearly marked the LH with tenutos to be in 2 against the RH 3. I have also changed phrasing and articulation for more contrast between the two parts. This arrangement is faithful to the spirit of Mendlessohn yet freshens this beautiful old melody. A great repertoire piece for students. (2 pages)

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