Der Leiermann
E758116
"Der Leiermann" is the haunting final song of Franz Schubert’s song cycle "Winterreise," depicting a lonely hurdy-gurdy player as a symbol of desolation and existential despair.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | art song ⓘ |
| accompaniment | piano ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Romantic song literature ⓘ |
| basedOnTextFrom | Wilhelm Müllers Winterreise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToRepertoire | German Lied repertoire ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | D 911 No. 24 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Franz Schubert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| cycleOrder | final song of Winterreise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cyclePrecededBy | Die Nebensonnen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cycleType | song cycle ⓘ |
| depicts |
desolation
ⓘ
existential despair ⓘ hurdy-gurdy player ⓘ loneliness ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1828 ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformedWith | complete Winterreise cycle ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
the hurdy-gurdy man
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the wanderer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | A minor ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mood |
bleak
ⓘ
haunting ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | Romantic ⓘ |
| musicalTexture | sparse accompaniment ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person observer ⓘ |
| notableMotif | drone-like accompaniment ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Der Leiermann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Winterreise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | early Romantic period ⓘ |
| poet | Wilhelm Müller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 24 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | Tobias Haslinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
emotional desolation
ⓘ
existential emptiness ⓘ social marginalization ⓘ |
| textForm | strophic poem ⓘ |
| textSourceLanguage | German ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
ⓘ
death ⓘ outsider figure ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| vocalType | voice and piano ⓘ |
| workNumber | D 911/24 ⓘ |
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