Die Taubenpost

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Die Taubenpost is a late song by Franz Schubert, often considered an informal part of his song cycle "Schwanengesang" and noted for its lyrical, wistful character.

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Die Taubenpost canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art song ⓘ
accompaniment piano ⓘ
associatedWith Schubert’s final year ⓘ
belongsToRepertoire German Lied repertoire ⓘ
catalogNumber D 965A ⓘ
character lyrical ⓘ
wistful ⓘ
composer Franz Schubert ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Austria ⓘ
dateComposed 1828 ⓘ
firstPublisher Tobias Haslinger ⓘ
form strophic song with refrain-like elements ⓘ
genre Romantic art song ⓘ
hasMotif recurring “Taubenpost” image as symbol of hope ⓘ
historicalContext composed shortly before Schubert’s death in 1828 ⓘ
includedIn complete Schubert song editions ⓘ
isLateWorkOf Franz Schubert ⓘ
isOftenConsidered informal part of Schwanengesang ⓘ
key B-flat major ⓘ
language German ⓘ
metaphor carrier pigeon as messenger of longing ⓘ
notableFor expressive piano accompaniment ⓘ
poignant closing to Schwanengesang in performance tradition ⓘ
simple, folk-like melody ⓘ
partOf Schwanengesang ⓘ
period late Schubert ⓘ
publicationStatus posthumous ⓘ
style early Romantic ⓘ
textAuthor Johann Gabriel Seidl ⓘ
textType strophic poem ⓘ
theme longing ⓘ
love ⓘ
yearning for the beloved ⓘ
typicalVoiceTypes baritone ⓘ
soprano ⓘ
tenor ⓘ
vocalForces voice and piano ⓘ
workNumbering sometimes listed as No. 14 of Schwanengesang ⓘ

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

Schwanengesang → containsSong → Die Taubenpost ⓘ
Swan Song → containsWork → Die Taubenpost ⓘ
Swan Song → hasNotableSong → Die Taubenpost ⓘ