winter journey
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"Winter journey" refers to the bleak, introspective trek through a wintry landscape depicted in Franz Schubert’s song cycle *Winterreise*, symbolizing emotional desolation and existential wandering.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Winterreise | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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song cycle ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposer | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnTextBy | Wilhelm Müller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | D. 911 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonPerformerTypes |
baritone
ⓘ
mezzo-soprano ⓘ tenor ⓘ |
| composer | Franz Schubert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | Romantic era ⓘ |
| containsSong |
Der Leiermann
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Der Lindenbaum NERFINISHED ⓘ Die Post NERFINISHED ⓘ Die Wetterfahne NERFINISHED ⓘ Gefrorne Tränen NERFINISHED ⓘ Gute Nacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
bleak
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introspective ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1827 ⓘ |
| followsWork | Die schöne Müllerin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Lieder ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of the greatest song cycles in Western classical music ⓘ |
| influenced |
interpretive traditions of art song performance
ⓘ
later song cycles by Gustav Mahler ⓘ |
| instrumentation | piano accompaniment ⓘ |
| intendedPerformerType | male voice ⓘ |
| keyStructure | cyclical but tonally unstable ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| literaryFormOfText | poetry ⓘ |
| movementThroughSpace | journey on foot ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| numberOfSongs | 24 ⓘ |
| originalPoemLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | Schubert lieder repertoire ⓘ |
| setting | wintry landscape ⓘ |
| symbolism |
existential crisis
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inner psychological journey ⓘ isolation in nature ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| textCycleTitle | Winterreise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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death ⓘ emotional desolation ⓘ existential wandering ⓘ lost love ⓘ winter journey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | about 70 minutes ⓘ |
| vocalForces | voice and piano ⓘ |
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