Mondnacht

E737631

Mondnacht is a celebrated art song by Robert Schumann, set to a poem by Joseph von Eichendorff, renowned for its dreamy, nocturnal atmosphere and lyrical evocation of nature.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Mondnacht canonical 2
Mondnacht (poem) 1
Zwielicht 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf art song ⓘ
accompanimentRole piano as atmospheric background ⓘ
associatedComposer Robert Schumann ⓘ
associatedPoet Joseph von Eichendorff ⓘ
atmosphere dreamy ⓘ
commonVoiceTypes baritone ⓘ
mezzo-soprano ⓘ
soprano ⓘ
tenor ⓘ
composer Robert Schumann ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
cycleNumber No. 5 in Liederkreis Op. 39 ⓘ
firstLine "Es war, als hätt' der Himmel" ⓘ
genre Romantic art song ⓘ
imagery fields and landscape ⓘ
moonlight ⓘ
night sky ⓘ
key E major ⓘ
languageOfLyrics German ⓘ
lyricalQuality lyrical evocation of nature ⓘ
movementOf Liederkreis Op. 39 ⓘ
linked to: Liederkreis, Op. 39
musicalTexture homophonic ⓘ
notableFor intimate vocal line ⓘ
nocturnal atmosphere ⓘ
subtle piano accompaniment ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 39 ⓘ
originalInstrumentation voice and piano ⓘ
partOf German Lied tradition ⓘ
period Romantic era ⓘ
linked to: Romanticism
poet Joseph von Eichendorff ⓘ
reception frequently performed in recitals ⓘ
highly regarded in the Lied repertoire ⓘ
widely recorded ⓘ
style contemplative ⓘ
intimate ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ
subjectMatter moonlit landscape ⓘ
soulful reflection ⓘ
union of earth and heaven ⓘ
textAuthor Joseph von Eichendorff ⓘ
textLanguage German ⓘ
textSource poem "Mondnacht" ⓘ
theme longing ⓘ
nature ⓘ
night ⓘ
transcendence ⓘ
vocalCharacter cantabile ⓘ
vocalType solo voice ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Liederkreis, Op. 39 → movement → Mondnacht ⓘ
Liederkreis, Op. 39 → movement → Zwielicht ⓘ
linked to: Mondnacht
Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts → relatedWorkByAuthor → Mondnacht (poem) ⓘ
linked to: Mondnacht