Die Forelle
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Franz Schubert
composed his lively lied
"Die Forelle" (German
for "The Trout") in early 1817 for solo
voice and piano
. The text is from a poem by Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart
. In the Deutsch
catalog of Schubert's works it is number 550, or D550. The original key is D-flat major.
The piece is written with a Varied Strophic structure, meaning the "verse music" is generally the same, with one different verse.
(D.667) which dates from 1819.
In 1846 it was transcribed and paraphrased by Franz Liszt
in two versions for solo piano.
Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer.Although he died at an early age, Schubert was tremendously prolific. He wrote some 600 Lieder, nine symphonies , liturgical music, operas, some incidental music, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music...
composed his lively lied
Lied
is a German word literally meaning "song", usually used to describe romantic songs setting German poems of reasonably high literary aspirations, especially during the nineteenth century, beginning with Carl Loewe, Heinrich Marschner, and Franz Schubert and culminating with Hugo Wolf...
"Die Forelle" (German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
for "The Trout") in early 1817 for solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
voice and piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
. The text is from a poem by Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart
Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart
Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart , was a German poet, born at Obersontheim in Swabia.He entered the university of Erlangen in 1758 as a student of theology. He led a dissolute life, and after two years' stay was summoned home by his parents...
. In the Deutsch
Otto Erich Deutsch
Otto Erich Deutsch was an Austrian musicologist. He is known for compiling the first comprehensive catalogue of the works of Franz Schubert, first published in 1951 in English, new edition in 1978 in German...
catalog of Schubert's works it is number 550, or D550. The original key is D-flat major.
The piece is written with a Varied Strophic structure, meaning the "verse music" is generally the same, with one different verse.
Other versions
The song is the basis of a set of variations in the fourth movement of Schubert's Trout QuintetTrout Quintet
The Trout Quintet is the popular name for the Piano Quintet in A major by Franz Schubert. In Otto Erich Deutsch's catalogue of Schubert's works, it is D. 667...
(D.667) which dates from 1819.
In 1846 it was transcribed and paraphrased by Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age...
in two versions for solo piano.