Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Gretchen am Spinnrade
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Name (Latin)
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Gretchen am Spinnrade
Other forms of name
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Gretchen at the spinning wheel
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Margaret at the spinning wheel
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Marguerite
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Marguerite au rouet
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Rita al filatojo
Beginning or single date created
1814
Form of work
Songs
Sources of Information
- Schubert, F. Lieder [SR] p1996:label (Gretchen am Spinnrade) insert (Gretchen am Spinnrade = Gretchen at the spinning wheel : D. 118)
- Deutsch(118: Gretchen am Spinnrade, op. 2; Text: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, aus Faust; 1814)
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Wikipedia description:
"Gretchen am Spinnrade" (Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel), Op. 2, D 118, is a Lied composed by Franz Schubert using the text from Part One, scene 15 of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust. With "Gretchen am Spinnrade" and some 600 other songs for voice and piano, Schubert contributed transformatively to the genre of Lied. "Gretchen am Spinnrade" was composed for soprano voice but has been transposed to accommodate other voice types. Schubert composed "Gretchen am Spinnrade" on 19 October 1814, three months before his eighteenth birthday.
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