It's in through-composed form.
Franz Schubert wrote The Erlking in his teenage years. It was written in 1815
The Erlking is about a father and son who are riding home on a horse and the Erlking, who is like a mythical seductive elf. The song has rapid repeated octaves in triplets in the piano, which represent the horse's hooves. The Erlking is trying to convince the child to come with him and in fear, the child pleads with his father to protect him. The father, who cannot see or hear the Erlking, reassures his son that everthing is alright. The Erlking tells the child that they can play games and that his daughters can take care of the child. The child becomes more and more terrified and his dad will not take him seriously. The song ends with the father riding into the courtyard with the child dead in his arms.
The repeated triplets show an ever increasing sence of urgency, and the acsending scales that occur sound rather menacing and could represent the Erlking drawing closer to taking the boy.
the father plays low range
Schubert is well known for his massive collection of more than 600 songs including Erlking. He wrote a lot of ensemble works including the Death and the Maiden Quartet and the Trout Quintet. Other works include 7 finished symphonies and 14 piano sonatas.
Yes, same melody different text
Franz Schubert wrote The Erlking in his teenage years. It was written in 1815
The song "Erlkönig" (Elf King) is a lied, which is a type of German art song for solo voice and piano. It was composed by Franz Schubert and is based on a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It tells the story of a father and his son being pursued by the mythical Erlking.
The Erlking - 2003 was released on: USA: January 2003 (Sundance Film Festival)
The Erlking - 2009 was released on: USA: 2 February 2009 (Midwest ScareFest)
Erlking by Schubert (also spelled: Der Erlkönig) is in the key of G minor.
goethe
The cast of The Erlking - 2009 includes: Justin Bronson as Killer Jesse DiSandro as Boy Justin Scott Bronson as Killer
Lied is the past form of lie.
one soloist and piano
The Erlking is about a father and son who are riding home on a horse and the Erlking, who is like a mythical seductive elf. The song has rapid repeated octaves in triplets in the piano, which represent the horse's hooves. The Erlking is trying to convince the child to come with him and in fear, the child pleads with his father to protect him. The father, who cannot see or hear the Erlking, reassures his son that everthing is alright. The Erlking tells the child that they can play games and that his daughters can take care of the child. The child becomes more and more terrified and his dad will not take him seriously. The song ends with the father riding into the courtyard with the child dead in his arms.
galloping horse