Voice — Art song & lieder
Romantic · 1817

Der Tod und das Mädchen

F. SchubertD. 531

Key
Dm
Time
C
Tempo
♩=56
AO focus
AO1

Incipit

Form

Lied — 'Death and the Maiden'. Two stanzas. Theme later used in the slow movement of String Quartet D. 810.

Teaching points

  • Two-character dialogue (Maiden / Death)
  • Theme reused in String Quartet 14
  • AO1: Schubert's lieder dramaturgy
Full score ↓Public domain

Breitkopf + Bärenreiter, PD.

Topic T11Topic T9