Erlking (Erlkönig)
- Composer
- Franz Peter Schubert
- Lyricist
- Goethe
- Type
- Classic
- Opus
- D 328, Op. 1
- Tonality
- G minor
- Instruments
- Voice, Piano
Free sheet music
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- Voice, Piano
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- E minor arrangment
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- The Schubert Song Transcriptions For Solo Piano - Series I: "Ave Maria," "Erlkonig" And Ten Other Great Songs
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About
"Erlkönig" is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It depicts the death of a child assailed by a supernatural being, the Erlking, a kind of demon or king of the fairies. It was originally written by Goethe as part of a 1782 Singspiel, Die Fischerin.
The above text from the Wikipedia article "Der Erlkönig" text is available under CC BY-SA 3.0.
The above text from the Wikipedia article "Der Erlkönig" text is available under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Other titles
bg:Горски цар, en:Erlking, fr:Le Roi des aulnes, he:שר היער, ja:魔王, no:Alvekongen, pl:Król Elfów, ru:Лесной царь