song "Der Tod und das Mädchen" D 531
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"Der Tod und das Mädchen" D 531 is Franz Schubert’s lied for voice and piano that sets a German poem about a dialogue between a young girl and Death, later providing the thematic basis for his "Death and the Maiden" string quartet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| song "Der Tod und das Mädchen" D 531 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8813856 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: song "Der Tod und das Mädchen" D 531 Context triple: [String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden", basedOn, song "Der Tod und das Mädchen" D 531]
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A.
Kindertotenlieder
Kindertotenlieder is a song cycle for voice and orchestra by Gustav Mahler, setting Friedrich Rückert’s poems about the death of children to deeply introspective and elegiac music.
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B.
song cycle "Frauenliebe und -leben" by Robert Schumann
The song cycle "Frauenliebe und -leben" by Robert Schumann is a Romantic-era vocal work for voice and piano that traces a woman's emotional journey through love, marriage, and loss, set to poems by Adelbert von Chamisso.
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C.
“Das lila Lied”
“Das lila Lied” is a pioneering 1920 German cabaret song by Mischa Spoliansky that is widely regarded as one of the first explicitly pro-gay anthems in modern music history.
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D.
folk song "Ännchen von Tharau"
The folk song "Ännchen von Tharau" is a well-known 17th-century German-language love song, originally a Low German poem by Simon Dach that became a popular traditional Lied.
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E.
Liederkreis, Op. 39
Liederkreis, Op. 39 is a celebrated song cycle by Robert Schumann, set to poems by Joseph von Eichendorff and renowned for its Romantic lyricism and evocative nature imagery.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: song "Der Tod und das Mädchen" D 531 Target entity description: "Der Tod und das Mädchen" D 531 is Franz Schubert’s lied for voice and piano that sets a German poem about a dialogue between a young girl and Death, later providing the thematic basis for his "Death and the Maiden" string quartet.
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A.
Kindertotenlieder
Kindertotenlieder is a song cycle for voice and orchestra by Gustav Mahler, setting Friedrich Rückert’s poems about the death of children to deeply introspective and elegiac music.
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B.
song cycle "Frauenliebe und -leben" by Robert Schumann
The song cycle "Frauenliebe und -leben" by Robert Schumann is a Romantic-era vocal work for voice and piano that traces a woman's emotional journey through love, marriage, and loss, set to poems by Adelbert von Chamisso.
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C.
“Das lila Lied”
“Das lila Lied” is a pioneering 1920 German cabaret song by Mischa Spoliansky that is widely regarded as one of the first explicitly pro-gay anthems in modern music history.
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D.
folk song "Ännchen von Tharau"
The folk song "Ännchen von Tharau" is a well-known 17th-century German-language love song, originally a Low German poem by Simon Dach that became a popular traditional Lied.
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E.
Liederkreis, Op. 39
Liederkreis, Op. 39 is a celebrated song cycle by Robert Schumann, set to poems by Joseph von Eichendorff and renowned for its Romantic lyricism and evocative nature imagery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lied
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vocal composition ⓘ |
| accompaniment | piano ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Der Tod und das Mädchen ⓘ |
| associatedComposer | Franz Schubert ⓘ |
| basedOnTextBy | Matthias Claudius ⓘ |
| belongsToRepertoire | standard Schubert song repertoire ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | D 531 ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 19th century ⓘ |
| character |
Death
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the girl ⓘ |
| composer | Franz Schubert ⓘ |
| composerStyle | early Romantic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| form | through-composed ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic lied ⓘ |
| hasLyrics |
"Gib deine Hand, du schön und zart Gebild!" (opening line of Death’s part)
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"Vorüber! ach, vorüber! geh, wilder Knochenmann!" (opening line of the girl’s part) ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Death’s response
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Girl’s plea to Death ⓘ
linked to:
Girl and Death
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| influencedWork |
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor D 810
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linked to:
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D 810
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| language | German ⓘ |
| melodicMaterialReusedIn | second movement of String Quartet No. 14 in D minor D 810 ⓘ |
| movementType | single-movement song ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic contrast between girl and Death
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use as theme in Schubert’s Death and the Maiden quartet ⓘ |
| originalKey | D minor ⓘ |
| performancePractice | often performed in recital programs ⓘ |
| period |
Romantic era
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linked to:
Romantic period in music
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| poeticForm | dialogue poem ⓘ |
| providedThemeFor | Death and the Maiden String Quartet ⓘ |
| scoredFor | voice and piano ⓘ |
| style | German lied ⓘ |
| subject | dialogue between a young girl and Death ⓘ |
| textLanguage | German ⓘ |
| textSource | poem "Der Tod und das Mädchen" ⓘ |
| theme |
consolation
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death ⓘ fear of death ⓘ |
| title | Der Tod und das Mädchen ⓘ |
| typicalVoiceTypes |
baritone
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mezzo-soprano ⓘ soprano ⓘ tenor ⓘ |
| vocalType | solo voice ⓘ |
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Subject: song "Der Tod und das Mädchen" D 531 Description of subject: "Der Tod und das Mädchen" D 531 is Franz Schubert’s lied for voice and piano that sets a German poem about a dialogue between a young girl and Death, later providing the thematic basis for his "Death and the Maiden" string quartet.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor "Death and the Maiden"
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basedOn
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song "Der Tod und das Mädchen" D 531
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