Die Forelle

E839007

"Die Forelle" is a popular art song by Franz Schubert, set to a poem by Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart and known for its vivid depiction of a trout in a clear brook.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Die Forelle canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf art song ⓘ
accompaniment piano ⓘ
basedOn poem "Die Forelle" by Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart ⓘ
catalogNumber D 550 ⓘ
composer Franz Schubert ⓘ
compositionYear 1817 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Austria ⓘ
firstLine "In einem Bächlein helle" ⓘ
form strophic song ⓘ
genre Lied ⓘ
art song ⓘ
hasCharacter lyrical ⓘ
narrative ⓘ
pastoral ⓘ
hasImagery clear brook ⓘ
darting trout ⓘ
muddying of the water by a fisherman ⓘ
hasKeyVariant E-flat major (transposed version) ⓘ
F major (transposed version) ⓘ
hasMelodicFeature lilting, flowing piano accompaniment depicting water ⓘ
hasMoral warning against being deceived by appearances ⓘ
hasRhythmicFeature triplet figures in piano part ⓘ
hasTheme innocence and deception ⓘ
moral allegory ⓘ
nature observation ⓘ
influenced fourth movement of Schubert's Piano Quintet in A major D 667 "Trout Quintet" ⓘ
isPopularIn art song recital repertoire ⓘ
ISWCCode T-801.004.349-3 ⓘ
language German ⓘ
lyricist Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart ⓘ
notableRecording recordings by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau ⓘ
recordings by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf ⓘ
recordings by Fritz Wunderlich ⓘ
opusNumber none (unnumbered in opus system) ⓘ
originalKey D-flat major ⓘ
partOf Schubert Lieder repertoire ⓘ
period early Romantic ⓘ
placeOfComposition Vienna ⓘ
publisher Cappi & Diabelli (early edition) ⓘ
linked to: Cappi & Diabelli
subject a trout in a clear brook ⓘ
textMeter rhymed stanzas ⓘ
textSource "Gedichte" by Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 2 to 3 minutes ⓘ
vocalForces solo voice ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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