Romantic · 1827
Der Lindenbaum (Winterreise)
F. SchubertD. 911 No. 5
- Key
- E
- Time
- 3/4
- Tempo
- ♩=96
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Lied — fifth song of Winterreise (Winter Journey), Schubert's 24-song cycle on Wilhelm Müller's poems. The wandering protagonist passes a familiar lime tree; folk-song memory clashes with present grief. Strophic with major/minor reversals.
Teaching points
- Folk-tune-like opening — E major, gentle 3/4. The most 'singable' tune in the cycle
- Major / minor switch — verses alternate between sweet major (memory) and bleak minor (present)
- AO3: Winterreise as a Romantic song-cycle archetype — the wanderer-protagonist, narrative arc, psychological descent
Full score ↓Public domain
Score: IMSLP (Breitkopf Gesamtausgabe + Bärenreiter NSA urtext, all public domain).