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.

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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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Dichterliebe, Op. 48 lastSong Die alten, bösen Lieder
Dichterliebe, Op. 48 movement Die alten, bösen Lieder