Lieb' ist die Perle

Song TitleLieb' ist die Perle (Search)
Composer(s):Peter Cornelius
Author(s):Peter Cornelius
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First LineLieb' ist die Perle, die im Meeresgrunde (Search)
Year of composition 1854 (Search) Circa
Link to English Text Onlinehttps://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=404834
Larger WorkLIebeslieder, Op. 4 (Search)
Musical FormModified strophic (Search)
Original LanguageGerman (Search)
Score Source https://imslp.org/wiki/Special:ReverseLookup/59118
Difficulty LevelCollege (Search)
Catalog DesignationOp. 4 no. 6 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerMedium voice
Range: E4 - F#5 (Search)
Original KeyE Major (Search)
Dedicated ToPrincess Marie von Sayn-Wittgenstein (Search)
ContributorGTM (Search)
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