tonality

• the main tonality for the piece A minor
• the A minor tonality reflects the sombre, sad nature of the lyrics
• the A minor tonality reflects the sombre, sad nature of the lyrics
• during the middle (B) section the piece modulates through several related keys - E major ( the dominant key - bar 15+28), G major in the middle of bar 18, C major (relative major - in bar 22), A major (the tonic major - middle of bar 23) and finally back to A minor in bar 29