song "Der Tod und das Mädchen" D 531
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"Der Tod und das Mädchen" D 531 is Franz Schubert’s lied for voice and piano that sets a German poem about a dialogue between a young girl and Death, later providing the thematic basis for his "Death and the Maiden" string quartet.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Der Tod und das Mädchen D 531 | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
lied
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vocal composition ⓘ |
| accompaniment | piano ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Der Tod und das Mädchen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedComposer | Franz Schubert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnTextBy | Matthias Claudius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToRepertoire | standard Schubert song repertoire ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | D 531 ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 19th century ⓘ |
| character |
Death
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the girl ⓘ |
| composer | Franz Schubert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerStyle | early Romantic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| form | through-composed ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic lied ⓘ |
| hasLyrics |
"Gib deine Hand, du schön und zart Gebild!" (opening line of Death’s part)
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"Vorüber! ach, vorüber! geh, wilder Knochenmann!" (opening line of the girl’s part) ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Death’s response
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Girl’s plea to Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedWork | String Quartet No. 14 in D minor D 810 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| melodicMaterialReusedIn | second movement of String Quartet No. 14 in D minor D 810 ⓘ |
| movementType | single-movement song ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic contrast between girl and Death
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use as theme in Schubert’s Death and the Maiden quartet ⓘ |
| originalKey | D minor ⓘ |
| performancePractice | often performed in recital programs ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poeticForm | dialogue poem ⓘ |
| providedThemeFor | Death and the Maiden String Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor | voice and piano ⓘ |
| style | German lied ⓘ |
| subject | dialogue between a young girl and Death ⓘ |
| textLanguage | German ⓘ |
| textSource | poem "Der Tod und das Mädchen" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
consolation
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death ⓘ fear of death ⓘ |
| title | Der Tod und das Mädchen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalVoiceTypes |
baritone
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mezzo-soprano ⓘ soprano ⓘ tenor ⓘ |
| vocalType | solo voice ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden"
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song "Der Tod und das Mädchen" D 531
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