Mondnacht

E737631

art song

Mondnacht is a celebrated art song by Robert Schumann, set to a poem by Joseph von Eichendorff, renowned for its dreamy, nocturnal atmosphere and lyrical evocation of nature.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Zwielicht	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	art song ⓘ
accompanimentRole	piano as atmospheric background ⓘ
associatedComposer	Robert Schumann NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedPoet	Joseph von Eichendorff NERFINISHED ⓘ
atmosphere	dreamy ⓘ
commonVoiceTypes	baritone ⓘ mezzo-soprano ⓘ soprano ⓘ tenor ⓘ
composer	Robert Schumann NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Germany ⓘ
cycleNumber	No. 5 in Liederkreis Op. 39 ⓘ
firstLine	"Es war, als hätt' der Himmel" ⓘ
genre	Romantic art song ⓘ
imagery	fields and landscape ⓘ moonlight ⓘ night sky ⓘ
key	E major ⓘ
languageOfLyrics	German NERFINISHED ⓘ
lyricalQuality	lyrical evocation of nature ⓘ
movementOf	Liederkreis Op. 39 NERFINISHED ⓘ
musicalTexture	homophonic ⓘ
notableFor	intimate vocal line ⓘ nocturnal atmosphere ⓘ subtle piano accompaniment ⓘ
opusNumber	Op. 39 ⓘ
originalInstrumentation	voice and piano ⓘ
partOf	German Lied tradition ⓘ
period	Romantic era NERFINISHED ⓘ
poet	Joseph von Eichendorff NERFINISHED ⓘ
reception	frequently performed in recitals ⓘ highly regarded in the Lied repertoire ⓘ widely recorded ⓘ
style	contemplative ⓘ intimate ⓘ lyrical ⓘ
subjectMatter	moonlit landscape ⓘ soulful reflection ⓘ union of earth and heaven ⓘ
textAuthor	Joseph von Eichendorff NERFINISHED ⓘ
textLanguage	German ⓘ
textSource	poem "Mondnacht" NERFINISHED ⓘ
theme	longing ⓘ nature ⓘ night ⓘ transcendence ⓘ
vocalCharacter	cantabile ⓘ
vocalType	solo voice ⓘ

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Liederkreis, Op. 39 → movement → Mondnacht ⓘ

this entity surface form: Zwielicht

Liederkreis, Op. 39 → hasNotableSong → Mondnacht ⓘ