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The String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D 810, known as Death and the Maiden, is a piece by Franz Schubert that has been called "one of the pillars of the chamber music repertoire". [ 1] It was composed in 1824, after the composer suffered from a serious illness and realized that he was dying. It is named for the theme of the second movement ...
Franz Peter Schubert (German: [fʁants ˈpeːtɐ ˈʃuːbɐt]; 31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. . Despite his short life, Schubert left behind a vast oeuvre, including more than 600 secular vocal works (mainly Lieder), seven complete symphonies, sacred music, operas, incidental music, and a large body of piano and ...
Der Tod und das Mädchen. Franz Schubert, composer. Original manuscript of "Death and the Maiden". " Der Tod und das Mädchen " ( German: [deːɐ̯ ˈtoːt ʔʊnt das ˈmɛːtçn̩], "Death and the Maiden"), D 531; Op. 7, No. 3, is a lied composed by Franz Schubert in February 1817. It was published by Cappi und Diabelli in Vienna in November 1821.
Winterreise(German pronunciation:[ˈvɪntɐˌʁaɪzə], Winter Journey) is a song cyclefor voice and piano by Franz Schubert(D. 911, published as Op. 89 in 1828), a setting of 24 poemsby German poet Wilhelm Müller. It is the second of Schubert's two song cycles on Müller's poems, the earlier being Die schöne Müllerin(D. 795, Op. 25, 1823).
Erlkönig. " Erlkönig " is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It depicts the death of a child assailed by a supernatural being, the Erlking, a king of the fairies. It was originally written by Goethe as part of a 1782 Singspiel, Die Fischerin . "Erlkönig" has been called Goethe's "most famous ballad". [ 1]
Publication of Schubert's compositions started during his lifetime, by opus number. After the composer's death, posthumous opus numbers continued to be assigned to new publications of his work until 1867 (Op. post. 173). Meanwhile, publications without opus number had also started.
The poem on a gravestone at St Peter’s church, Wapley, England. " Do not stand by my grave and weep " is the first line and popular title of the bereavement poem " Immortality ", presumably written by Clare Harner in 1934. Often now used is a slight variant: "Do not stand at my grave and weep".
The dog star and its seemingly destructive powers begat the phrase “dog days of summer.”. In extreme heat, dogs and humans alike suffer — they’re tired, overheated and in need of cool ...