Ex. 2-6: Sérénade

Charles Gounod

Key: F/DmTime: 6/8(CG 437)

Published in 1857 as part of Gounod's song collection "15 Mélodies enfantines." The text is from Victor Hugo's 1833 play "Marie Tudor." The accompaniment imitates a mandolin, gently rocking in 6/8 time.

Track 18 from the album Arleen Auger Love Songs by Arleen Auger and Dalton Baldwin (1988)
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