Here is the songs Gretchen am Spinnrade. The English translations is here:
Gretchen am Spinnrade.docx
Listen to the music. Follow the words of the song. Write down your thoughts on a sheet of paper after the first listening. What things do you notice with the song? Are there sound choices that Schubert used to express the song?
Here is the song:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ag2l7A5yufW9bT2pmGSDgdjJSuvjpx9c/view?usp=sharing
After writing your initial thoughts down, listen to my analysis of the song:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bf77CIsEE4ZKLRsi_2wNC-GZsZF8hY0z/view?usp=sharing
Write down your thoughts after the explanation.
Your post should look something like:
1. After hearing the music, this is what I discovered and analyzed…..
2. After listening to the analysis of the song, these are my thoughts:
Erlking
The romantics loved folklore and the supernatural- ghosts, gouls, witches, warlocks, gnomes, selling ones soul to the devil, angels and fairies. It gave rise to Goth literature like Frankenstein in 1818.
In German folklore, the Erlking was a king who would lure children to his realm. But once touched by him, one dies.
Here are the words: Erlknig.docx
Notice there are 4 characters in this poem: Father, Son, Erlking, and the Narrator. When you listen to the song, you will be able to hear the different characters speak. How do you know which is which?
Here is the analysis of the song:
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