"Das Wandern"
E758119
"Das Wandern" is the opening song of Franz Schubert’s song cycle "Die schöne Müllerin," celebrating the joy of wandering and setting the tone for the miller’s journey.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Das Wandern | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | art song ⓘ |
| accompaniment | piano ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter | the young miller ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | D 795/1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Franz Schubert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| cycle | Die schöne Müllerin, D 795 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cyclePosition |
No. 1 in Die schöne Müllerin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
opening song ⓘ |
| firstLine | Das Wandern ist des Müllers Lust ⓘ |
| genre | Lied ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic song ⓘ |
| hasNotableInterpreter |
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elly Ameling NERFINISHED ⓘ Fritz Wunderlich NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian Bostridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Schreier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imagery |
flowing water
ⓘ
mill wheels ⓘ stones and pebbles in a stream ⓘ |
| influencedBy | German Romantic poetry ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyPerformedWith | the complete cycle Die schöne Müllerin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| lyricist | Wilhelm Müller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalKey | D major ⓘ |
| partOf | Die schöne Müllerin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| setsToneFor | Die schöne Müllerin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setsUpNarrative | the miller’s search for love ⓘ |
| style | early Romantic Lied style ⓘ |
| symbolism |
mill as work and vocation
ⓘ
wandering as life’s movement ⓘ water as restlessness ⓘ |
| tempoIndication | generally performed at a lively tempo ⓘ |
| textMeter | regular strophic verses ⓘ |
| textSource | poetry by Wilhelm Müller ⓘ |
| theme |
journey of the miller
ⓘ
joy of wandering ⓘ nature ⓘ wandering ⓘ |
| vocalForces | voice and piano ⓘ |
| workNumberWithinCycle | 1 ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1823 ⓘ |
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