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"I want to admit how terribly uppity I've been and announce that six 4-part Lieder . . . are coming out next . . . My choir has enjoyed singing them . . . and I've made every effort to make them as good as possible."

Key Points

  • Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, sister of Felix Mendelssohn, was a talented composer and pianist. She is remembered today for Lieder, piano music, and choral works.
  • The a cappella part song Under the Greenwood Tree, set to a text from a Shakespeare play, was appropriate for amateur as well as professional choirs.

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