Die alten, bösen Lieder
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"Die alten, bösen Lieder" is the concluding song of Robert Schumann’s song cycle "Dichterliebe," known for its reflective, bittersweet farewell to a failed love.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | art song ⓘ |
| accompaniment | piano ⓘ |
| associatedComposerPeriod | Schumann’s Liederjahr (song year) 1840 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnCollectionBy | Heinrich Heine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Lyrisches Intermezzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumberOfCycle | Dichterliebe Op. 48 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingFunction | sums up emotional trajectory of Dichterliebe ⓘ |
| composer | Robert Schumann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| cycleCentralTopic | failed love affair ⓘ |
| cycleConcludingSong | true ⓘ |
| cycleNumberOfSongs | 16 ⓘ |
| cycleOpeningSong | Im wunderschönen Monat Mai ⓘ |
| cyclePosition | conclusion of Dichterliebe ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1840 ⓘ |
| firstPersonNarrator | male lover ⓘ |
| genre | song cycle movement ⓘ |
| historicalContext | composed during early Romantic German lied tradition ⓘ |
| key | F-sharp minor ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mood |
bittersweet
ⓘ
reflective ⓘ |
| movementType | final song ⓘ |
| notableFeature | extended piano postlude ⓘ |
| opusNumberOfCycle | Op. 48 ⓘ |
| orderInCycle | 16 ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | Dichterliebe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice | often performed as part of complete Dichterliebe ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| pianoRole | independent expressive commentary ⓘ |
| textBy | Heinrich Heine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textCharacter | ironic distance from earlier passion ⓘ |
| textSource | poem from Heine’s Lyrisches Intermezzo ⓘ |
| theme |
farewell to love
ⓘ
lost love ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The old, evil songs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 4–6 minutes ⓘ |
| vocalForces | voice ⓘ |
| vocalType |
also sung by baritone
ⓘ
commonly sung by tenor ⓘ |
| workBy | Robert Schumann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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