Die Forelle

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"Die Forelle" is a popular art song by Franz Schubert, set to a poem by Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart and known for its vivid depiction of a trout in a clear brook.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art song
accompaniment piano
basedOn poem "Die Forelle" by Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart
catalogNumber D 550 NERFINISHED
composer Franz Schubert NERFINISHED
compositionYear 1817
countryOfOrigin Austria
firstLine "In einem Bächlein helle"
form strophic song
genre Lied
art song
hasCharacter lyrical
narrative
pastoral
hasImagery clear brook
darting trout
muddying of the water by a fisherman
hasKeyVariant E-flat major (transposed version)
F major (transposed version)
hasMelodicFeature lilting, flowing piano accompaniment depicting water
hasMoral warning against being deceived by appearances
hasRhythmicFeature triplet figures in piano part
hasTheme innocence and deception
moral allegory
nature observation
influenced fourth movement of Schubert's Piano Quintet in A major D 667 "Trout Quintet" NERFINISHED
isPopularIn art song recital repertoire
ISWCCode T-801.004.349-3
language German
lyricist Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart NERFINISHED
notableRecording recordings by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
recordings by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
recordings by Fritz Wunderlich
opusNumber none (unnumbered in opus system)
originalKey D-flat major
partOf Schubert Lieder repertoire
period early Romantic
placeOfComposition Vienna NERFINISHED
publisher Cappi & Diabelli (early edition) NERFINISHED
subject a trout in a clear brook
textMeter rhymed stanzas
textSource "Gedichte" by Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart NERFINISHED
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 2 to 3 minutes
vocalForces solo voice

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