Der Leiermann

E758116

"Der Leiermann" is the haunting final song of Franz Schubert’s song cycle "Winterreise," depicting a lonely hurdy-gurdy player as a symbol of desolation and existential despair.

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Der Leiermann canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art song
accompaniment piano
associatedWith Romantic song literature
basedOnTextFrom Wilhelm Müllers Winterreise
linked to: Winterreise
belongsToRepertoire German Lied repertoire
catalogueNumber D 911 No. 24
linked to: D. 911
composer Franz Schubert
countryOfOrigin Austria
cycleOrder final song of Winterreise
linked to: Ende vom Lied
cyclePrecededBy Die Nebensonnen
cycleType song cycle
depicts desolation
existential despair
hurdy-gurdy player
loneliness
firstPublicationYear 1828
frequentlyPerformedWith complete Winterreise cycle
hasCharacter the hurdy-gurdy man
the wanderer
linked to: The Wanderer
key A minor
language German
mood bleak
haunting
musicalStyle Romantic
musicalTexture sparse accompaniment
narrativePerspective first-person observer
notableMotif drone-like accompaniment
originalTitle Der Leiermann
partOf Winterreise
period early Romantic period
poet Wilhelm Müller
positionInSeries 24
publisherOfFirstEdition Tobias Haslinger
symbolizes emotional desolation
existential emptiness
social marginalization
textForm strophic poem
textSourceLanguage German
theme alienation
death
outsider figure
poverty
vocalType voice and piano
workNumber D 911/24

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Winterreise closingSong Der Leiermann
Winterreise notableSong Der Leiermann
Winterreise containsSong Der Leiermann
subject linked to: winter journey
Der Leiermann originalTitle Der Leiermann
D. 911 lastSong Der Leiermann
D. 911 hasSong Der Leiermann