Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wor ...

's best known

song cycle A song cycle (german: Liederkreis or Liederzyklus) is a group, or cycle (music), cycle, of individually complete Art song, songs designed to be performed in a sequence as a unit.Susan Youens, ''Grove online'' The songs are either for solo voice ...

s, like ''

Die schöne Müllerin ' (,"The Fair Maid of the Mill", Op. 25, D. 795), is a song cycle by Franz Schubert from 1823 based on 20 poems by Wilhelm Müller. It is the first of Schubert's two seminal cycles (preceding ''Winterreise'')'','' and a pinnacle of ''Lied'' re ...

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Winterreise ''Winterreise'' (, ''Winter Journey'') is a song cycle for voice and piano by Franz Schubert ( D. 911, published as Op. 89 in 1828), a setting of 24 poems by German poet Wilhelm Müller. It is the second of Schubert's two song cycles on Müller' ...

'' are based on separate poems with a common theme and narrative. Other song cycles are based on consecutive excerpts of the same literary work: Schubert's "Ave Maria" is part of such a song cycle based on excerpts of the same poem, in this case by

Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels ''Ivanhoe'', ''Rob Roy (n ...

. When the poems of a group of songs have a common link, and are for this reason grouped under a single

Deutsch number ''Schubert: Thematic Catalogue of all his Works in Chronological Order'', also known as the Deutsch catalogue, is a numbered list of all compositions by Franz Schubert compiled by Otto Erich Deutsch. Since its first publication in 1951, Deutsch ...

, but there is no common narrative, the collection is rather qualified as a song set than a song cycle. Some of Schubert's song cycles contain both

Lied In Western classical music tradition, (, plural ; , plural , ) is a term for setting poetry to classical music to create a piece of polyphonic music. The term is used for any kind of song in contemporary German, but among English and French s ...

er for solo voice as well as part songs. There is, however, always a piano accompaniment.

''Don Gayseros''

D 93, Song cycle ''Don Gayseros'' for voice and piano (1815?): :: 1. "Don Gayseros I" Don Gayseros, wunderlicher, schöner Ritter':: 2. "Don Gayseros II" Nächtens klang die süße Laute'(fragment?) :: 3. "Don Gayseros III"

An dem jungen Morgenhimmel' An, AN, aN, or an may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Airlinair (IATA airline code AN) * Alleanza Nazionale, a former political party in Italy * AnimeNEXT, an annual anime convention located in New Jersey * Anime North, a Canadian an ...

(fragment?)

''Gesänge des Harfners aus "Wilhelm Meister"''

''Gesänge des Harfners aus "Wilhelm Meister"'' (The Songs of the Harpist from Wilhelm Meister), 478 is a song cycle for voice and piano, first published in 1822 as Op. 12. The texts of the cycle derived from

Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as treat ...

's ''

Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship ''Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship'' ( ger, Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre) is the second novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, published in 1795–96. Plot The eponymous hero undergoes a journey of self-realization. The story centers upon Wilhelm's ...

''. #"Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt" ("Harfenspieler I" 2nd setting; 2nd version – 1822?) #"Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß", formerly D 480 ("Harfenspieler III" 3rd setting – 1822) #"An die Türen will ich schleichen", formerly D 479 ("Harfenspieler II" 2nd version – 1822?) Alternative settings and versions of the "Harfenspieler" texts: * "Wer sich der Einsamkeit ergibt": ** D 325 "Harfenspieler" (1815, first setting) ** D 478 "Harfenspieler I" (1816, 1st version of 2nd setting; modified 2nd version) * "An die Türen will ich schleichen": ** D 478 (formerly D 479) "Harfenspieler II" (1816, 1st version; modified 2nd version) * "Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß": ** D 478 (formerly D 480) "Harfenspieler III" (1816, 1st and 2nd settings; modified version of the 3rd setting)

''Vier Canzonen''

D 688, Song cycle ''Vier Canzonen'' for voice and piano (1820): :: 1. "Non t'accostar all'urna" :: 2. "Guarda, che bianca luna" :: 3. "Da quel sembiante appresi" :: 4. "Mio ben, ricordati"

''Die schöne Müllerin''

Op. 25 – D 795, Song cycle ''

'' for voice and piano (1823): :: 1. "Das Wandern" Das Wandern ist des Müllers Lust'">Das_Wandern_ist_des_Müllers_Lust.html" ;"title="Das Wandern ist des Müllers Lust">Das Wandern ist des Müllers Lust':: 2. "Wohin?" ['Ich hört' ein Bächlein rauschen'] :: 3. "Halt!" ['Eine Mühle seh' ich blinken'] :: 4. "Danksagung an den Bach" ['War es also gemeint'] :: 5. "Am Feierabend" ['Hätt' ich tausend Arme zu rühren'] :: 6. "Der Neugierige" ['Ich frage keine Blume'] :: 7. "Ungeduld" Ich schnitt' es gern in alle Rinden ein':: 8. "Morgengruß" Guten Morgen, schöne Müllerin':: 9. "Des Müllers Blumen" Am Bach viel kleine Blumen stehn' ':: 10. "Tränenregen"

Wir saßen so traulich beisammen' Wir, WIR or WiR may also refer to: Organisations * WIR Bank, a complementary currency system in Switzerland * Washington and Idaho Railway * West India Regiments, a colonial regiment of the British Army * Wolność i Równość, a Polish politic ...

:: 11. "Mein!" Bächlein, laß dein Rauschen sein' :: 12. "Pause" Meine Laute hab' ich gehängt an die Wand':: 13. "Mit dem grünen Lautenbande" Schad' um das schöne grüne Band':: 14. "Der Jäger"

Was sucht denn der Jäger' Was or WAS may refer to: * ''Was'', a past-tense form of the English copular verb ''to be'' People * David Was (born c. 1952), the stage name of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter David Weiss * Don Was (born 1952), the stage name of bass guita ...

:: 15. "Eifersucht und Stolz"

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:: 16. "Die liebe Farbe"

In Grün will ich mich kleiden' IN, In or in may refer to: Places * India (country code IN) * Indiana, United States (postal code IN) * Ingolstadt, Germany (license plate code IN) * In, Russia, a town in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast Businesses and organizations * Independ ...

:: 17. "Die böse Farbe" Ich möchte zieh'n in die Welt hinaus':: 18. "Trockne Blumen" Ihr Blümlein alle':: 19. "Der Müller und der Bach" Wo ein treues Herze':: 20. "Des Baches Wiegenlied" Gute Ruh', gute Ruh’ 'D 795, alternative versions: :: 11. "Mein!" Bächlein, laß dein Rauschen sein'(modified version) :: 13. "Mit dem grünen Lautenbande" Schad' um das schöne grüne Band'(modified version) :: 18. "Trockne Blumen" Ihr Blümlein alle'(modified version) :: 19. "Der Müller und der Bach" Wo ein treues Herze'(modified version)

Seven songs from Walter Scott's ''Lady of the Lake''

Op. 52, ''Sieben Gesänge aus Walter Scotts "Fräulein am See"'' (Seven songs from

's '' Lady of the Lake''): :: 1. D 837, Song "Ellens Gesang I" Raste, Krieger, Krieg ist aus'for voice and piano (1825) :: 2. D 838, Song "Ellens Gesang II" Jäger, ruhe von der Jagd!'for voice and piano (1825) :: 3. D 835, Quartet "Bootgesang" Triumph, er naht'for two tenors, two basses and piano (1825) :: 4. D 836, Chorus "Coronach (Totengesang der Frauen und Mädchen)" Er ist uns geschieden'for women’s choir and piano, ''Totengesang der Frauen und Mädchen'' (1825) :: 5. D 846, Song "Normans Gesang"

Die Nacht bricht bald herein' Die, as a verb, refers to death, the cessation of life. Die may also refer to: Games * Die, singular of dice, small throwable objects used for producing random numbers Manufacturing * Die (integrated circuit), a rectangular piece of a semicondu ...

for voice and piano (1825) :: 6. D 839, Song " Ellens Gesang III (Hymne an die Jungfrau)" Ave Maria! Jungfrau mild'for voice and piano, ''Ave Maria'' or ''Hymne an die Jungfrau'' (1825) :: 7. D 843, Song "Lied des gefangenen Jägers"

Mein Roß so müd' Mein may refer to: People * Alexander Mein (1854–1927), British soldier who played on the winning side in the 1875 FA Cup Final * Hannie Mein (1933-2003), Dutch ceramist. * John Gordon Mein (1913-1968), a United States ambassador to Guatemala, t ...

for voice and piano (1825)

Two scenes from the play "Lacrimas"

Op. posth. 124 – D 857, Two songs ''Zwei Szenen aus dem Schauspiel "Lacrimas"'' for voice and piano (1825): :: 1. "Lied der Delphine" Ach, was soll ich beginnen vor Liebe?' :: 2. "Lied des Florio" Nun, da Schatten niedergleiten'

''Vier Refrainlieder''

Op. 95 – D 866, Song cycle ''Vier Refrainlieder'' for voice and piano (1828?): :: 1. "Die Unterscheidung"

Die Mutter hat mich jüngst gescholten' Die, as a verb, refers to death, the cessation of life. Die may also refer to: Games * Die, singular of dice, small throwable objects used for producing random numbers Manufacturing * Die (integrated circuit), a rectangular piece of a semicondu ...

:: 2. "Bei dir allein"

Bei dir allein empfind ich, daß ich lebe' Bei may refer to: * North, commonly encountered as (Mandarin: ''běi'') in Chinese placenames * Chinese stelae (, ''bēi'') * Bei River, a tributary of the Pearl River in southern China * Bei (surname) (贝/貝), a Chinese surname * (''mathematic ...

:: 3. "Die Männer sind méchant" Du sagtest mir es, Mutter':: 4. "Irdisches Glück" So mancher sieht mit finstrer Miene'

Songs from ''Wilhelm Meister''

Op. 62 – D 877, Song cycle ''Gesänge aus "

Wilhelm Meister ''Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship'' ( ger, Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre) is the second novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, published in 1795–96. Plot The eponymous hero undergoes a journey of self-realization. The story centers upon Wilhelm' ...

"'' (1826): :: 1. "Mignon und der Harfner" Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt'">Nur_wer_die_Sehnsucht_kennt.html" ;"title="Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt">Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt'for two voices and piano (5th setting) :: 2. "Lied der Mignon" ['Heiß mich nicht reden, heiß mich schweigen'] for voice and piano (2nd setting) :: 3. "Lied der Mignon" ['So laßt mich scheinen, bis ich werde'] for voice and piano (3rd setting) :: 4. "Lied der Mignon" Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt'">Nur_wer_die_Sehnsucht_kennt.html" ;"title="Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt">Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt'for voice and piano (6th setting) D 877, alternative versions: :: 2. "Lied der Mignon" ['Heiß mich nicht reden, heiß mich schweigen'] for voice and piano (2nd setting, modified version)

Three songs

Op. 83 – D 902, "Drei Gesänge" for bass and piano (1827): :: 1. "L'incanto degli occhi; Die Macht der Augen" Da voi, cari lumi'; 'Nur euch, schöne Sterne'(2nd setting) :: 2. "Il traditor deluso; Der getäuschte Verräter" Ahimè, io tremo!'; 'Weh mir, ich bebe!':: 3. "Il modo di prender moglie; Die Art ein Weib zu nehmen" Orsù! non ci pensiamo'; 'Wohlan! und ohne Zagen'

''Winterreise''

Op. 89 – D 911, Song cycle ''

'' for voice and piano (1827): :: 1. "Gute Nacht"

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:: 2. "Die Wetterfahne"

Der Wind spielt mit der Wetterfahne' Der or DER may refer to: Places * Darkənd, Azerbaijan * Dearborn (Amtrak station) (station code), in Michigan, US * Der (Sumer), an ancient city located in modern-day Iraq * d'Entrecasteaux Ridge, an oceanic ridge in the south-west Pacific Ocean ...

:: 3. "Gefror’ne Tränen" Gefror’ne Tropfen fallen':: 4. "Erstarrung"

Ich such’ im Schnee vergebens' Ich may refer to: * Ich, a German pronoun meaning ''I'', also a Middle English form of ''I'' * The ego, one of the psychic apparatus defined in Sigmund Freud's structural model of the psyche * ''Ich'' (album), an album by German rapper Sido * Ic ...

:: 5. "Der Lindenbaum" Am Brunnen vor dem Tore':: 6. "Wasserflut"

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(2nd version) :: 8. "Rückblick" Es brennt mir unter beiden Sohlen':: 9. "Irrlicht"

In die tiefsten Felsengründe' IN, In or in may refer to: Places * India (country code IN) * Indiana, United States (postal code IN) * Ingolstadt, Germany (license plate code IN) * In, Russia, a town in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast Businesses and organizations * Independ ...

:: 10. "Rast"

Nun merk’ ich erst, wie müd ich bin' A nun is a woman who vows to dedicate her life to religious service, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery or convent.''The Oxford English Dictionary'', vol. X, page 599. The term is o ...

(2nd version) :: 11. "Frühlingstraum" Ich träumte von bunten Blumen'(2nd version) :: 12. "Einsamkeit"

Wie eine trübe Wolke' Wie or WIE may refer to: * Y, the twenty-fifth letter of the Latin alphabet, pronounced ''wie'' People * Michelle Wie West (born 1989), American professional golfer * Ole Petter Wie (born 1966), Norwegian businessman * Virginia Van Wie (1909� ...

:: 13. "Die Post" Von der Straße her ein Posthorn klingt':: 14. "Der greise Kopf" Der Reif hat einen weißen Schein':: 15. "Die Krähe" Eine Krähe war mit mir aus der Stadt gezogen':: 16. "Letzte Hoffnung" Hie und da ist an den Bäumen':: 17. "Im Dorfe" Es bellen die Hunde':: 18. "Der stürmische Morgen" Wie hat der Sturm zerrissen':: 19. "Täuschung" Ein Licht tanzt freundlich vor mir her':: 20. "Der Wegweiser"

Was vermeid’ ich denn die Wege' Was or WAS may refer to: * ''Was'', a past-tense form of the English copular verb ''to be'' People * David Was (born c. 1952), the stage name of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter David Weiss * Don Was (born 1952), the stage name of bass guita ...

:: 21. "Das Wirtshaus" Auf einen Totenacker hat mich mein Weg gebracht':: 22. "Mut" Fliegt der Schnee mir ins Gesicht'(2nd version) :: 23. "Die Nebensonnen"

Drei Sonnen sah ich' Drei may refer to: * ''Drei'' (Glashaus album), a 2005 album by pop band Glashaus * ''Drei'' (Emika album) (stylised form: ''DREI''), a 2015 album by electronic artist Emika * ''Three'' (2010 film), a German film called ''Drei'' in German * Drei ...

(2nd version) :: 24. "Der Leiermann" Drüben hinterm Dorfe steht ein Leiermann'D 911, alternative versions: :: 7. "Auf dem Flusse"

Der du so lustig rauschtest' Der or DER may refer to: Places * Darkənd, Azerbaijan * Dearborn (Amtrak station) (station code), in Michigan, US * Der (Sumer), an ancient city located in modern-day Iraq * d'Entrecasteaux Ridge, an oceanic ridge in the south-west Pacific Ocean ...

(1st version) :: 10. "Rast"

(1st version) :: 11. "Frühlingstraum" Ich träumte von bunten Blumen'(1st version) :: 22. "Mut" Fliegt der Schnee mir ins Gesicht'(1st version) :: 23. "Die Nebensonnen"

(1st version)

''Schwanengesang''

D 957, Not a song cycle, but a collection compiled by the publisher. ''13 Lieder nach Gedichten von Rellstab und Heine'' for voice and piano (1828, published as '' Schwanengesang'', with "Die Taubenpost" as 14th song added to the cycle). The first seven songs of the cycle are on poems by

Ludwig Rellstab Heinrich Friedrich Ludwig Rellstab (13 April 179927 November 1860) was a German poet and music critic. He was born and died in Berlin. He was the son of the music publisher and composer Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab. An able pianist, he publi ...

, the next six on poems by

Heinrich Heine Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (; born Harry Heine; 13 December 1797 – 17 February 1856) was a German poet, writer and literary critic. He is best known outside Germany for his early lyric poetry, which was set to music in the form of '' Lied ...

. "Die Taubenpost" on a poem by

Johann Gabriel Seidl Johann Gabriel Seidl (21 June 1804 – 18 July 1875) was an Austrian archeologist, poet, storyteller and dramatist. He wrote the lyrics to "Gott erhalte, Gott beschütze unsern Kaiser, unser Land!" This was the 1854 version of the Austrian I ...

, presumably the last song Schubert composed, was added to the cycle by the publisher. :: 1. "Liebesbotschaft" Rauschendes Bächlein, so silber und hell':: 2. "Kriegers Ahnung" In tiefer Ruh liegt um mich her':: 3. "Frühlingssehnsucht" Säuselnde Lüfte wehen so mild':: 4. "Ständchen" Leise flehen meine Lieder' ''Serenade'' (original and modified versions) :: 5. "Aufenthalt" Rauschender Strom, brausender Wald':: 6. "In der Ferne" Wehe dem Fliehenden':: 7. "Abschied" Ade! du muntre, du fröhliche Stadt':: 8. "Der Atlas" Ich unglückselger Atlas':: 9. "Ihr Bild" Ich stand in dunkeln Träumen':: 10. "Das Fischermädchen" Du schönes Fischermädchen':: 11. "Die Stadt" Am fernen Horizonte':: 12. "Am Meer" Das Meer erglänzte weit hinaus':: 13. "

Der Doppelgänger "Der Doppelgänger" is one of the six songs from Franz Schubert's ''Schwanengesang'' that sets words by Heinrich Heine for piano and tenor voice. It was written in 1828, the year of Schubert's death. Text The title "Der Doppelgänger" is Schub ...

" Still ist die Nacht, es ruhen die Gassen':: 14. "Die Taubenpost"

''Auf den wilden Wegen''

''Auf den wilden Wegen: songs from the Poetisches Tagebuch of Ernst Schulze'' is musician Graham Johnson's proposal to group Schubert's ten settings of poems from

Ernst Schulze Ernst Schulze may refer to: * Ernst Schulze (poet), a German Romantic poet * Gottlob Ernst Schulze, a German philosopher * Ernst Schulze (chemist), a German Chemist and the grandson of Gottlob Ernst Schulze * Sadananda Swami Sadananda Das ( sa, � ...

's ''Poetisches Tagebuch'' in a single song cycle:Complete songs. 18
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/ref> # D 853 – "Auf der Bruck" ("Auf der Brücke") # D 862 – "Um Mitternacht" # D 874 – "O Quell, was strömst du rasch und wild" (completed by Reinhard van Hoorickx) # D 861 – "Der liebliche Stern" # D 876 – "Im Jänner 1817 (Tiefes Leid)" # D 834 – "Im Walde" # D 882 – "Im Frühling" # D 883 – "Lebensmut" # D 884 – "Über Wildemann" # D 860 – "An mein Herz"

References

Sources

* AGA:

Franz Schubert's Works Franz Schubert's Works: Complete and Authoritative Edition (german: Franz Schubert's Werke: Kritisch durchgesehene Gesammtausgabe), also known as the Collected Edition, is a late 19th-century publication of Franz Schubert's compositions.Deutsch 19 ...

(various editors and editions) *

Otto Erich Deutsch Otto Erich Deutsch (5 September 1883 – 23 November 1967) was an Austrian musicologist. He is known for compiling the first comprehensive catalogue of Franz Schubert's compositions, first published in 1951 in English, with a revised edition pub ...

(and others) ''

Schubert Thematic Catalogue ''Schubert: Thematic Catalogue of all his Works in Chronological Order'', also known as the Deutsch catalogue, is a numbered list of all compositions by Franz Schubert compiled by Otto Erich Deutsch. Since its first publication in 1951, Deutsch ...

'' (various editions) * NSE: Neue Schubert-Ausgabe (various editors and publication dates) *

Eva Badura-Skoda Eva Badura-Skoda (née Halfar; 15 January 1929 – 8 January 2021) was a German-born Austrian musicologist. Biography Born in Munich, Eva Halfar studied at the Vienna Conservatory and took courses in musicology, philosophy, and art history at ...

and

Peter Branscombe Peter John Branscombe (7 December 1929 in Sittingbourne, Kent – 31 December 2008 in St Andrews, Scotland) was an English academic in German studies, a musicologist, and a writer on Austrian cultural history. Career Branscombe attended Dulwich ...

''Schubert Studies: Problems of Style and Chronology''.
Cambridge University Press, 1982. Reprint 2008. *

Brian Newbould Brian Newbould (born 26 February 1936) is an English composer, conductor and author who has conjecturally completed Franz Schubert's Symphonies D 708A in D major, No. 7 in E major, No. 8 in B minor ("Unfinished") and No. 10 ("Last") in D major ...

''Schubert: The Music and the Man''.
University of California Press, 1999. * Reinhard Van Hoorickx
"Franz Schubert (1797–1828) List of the Dances in Chronological Order"
in ''Revue belge de Musicologie''/''Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Muziekwetenschap'', Vol. 25, No. 1/4, pp. 68–97, 1971 *Reinhard Van Hoorickx
"Thematic Catalogue of Schubert's Works: New Additions, Corrections and Notes"
in ''Revue belge de Musicologie''/''Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Muziekwetenschap'', Vol. 28/30, pp. 136–171, 1974—1976.

External links

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''Franz Schubert, Thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge''
on-line copy of the 1978 version of the Deutsch catalogue at

archive.org The Internet Archive is an American digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It provides free public access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, software applications/games, music, ...

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555 on-line autographs of compositions by Schubert, ordered by D. number
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Franz Schubert (1797–1828): New Edition of the Complete Works
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The New Schubert Edition
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Franz Schubert (1797–1828) – The Complete Songs
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The LiederNet Archive
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