erlkonig, schubert

Question 1

genre

Answer 1

lied

Question 2

composition date

Answer 2

1815

Question 3

source of text

Answer 3

poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, inspired by German legend of the Erlking, a sinister supernatural elf who dwells in the forest, anyone who is touched by him dies

Question 4

song type/form

Answer 4

durchkomponiert

Question 5

performing forces

Answer 5

solo voice and piano

Question 6

key

Answer 6

originally g minor ( often transposed to accommodate the vocal range of the performer)

Question 7

meter

Answer 7

c

Question 8

tempo

Answer 8

schnell (German for fast)

Question 9

text summary

Answer 9

on a windswept night a father is riding urgently with his ailing son. The boy sees the Erlking. The menacing elf tries again and again to lure away the frightened child. The boy becomes incredignly fearful and agitated despite the father’s attempts to calm and assure him. Father and son continue their journey with great haste. As they arrive at the courtyard, the father looks down to find his son dead in his arms.

Question 10

listen to it

Answer 10

ok