Der Doppelgänger

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"Der Doppelgänger" is a haunting Lied by Franz Schubert, set to a poem by Heinrich Heine, renowned for its eerie atmosphere and exploration of themes of identity and despair.

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Der Doppelgänger canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lied
accompaniment piano
basedOn poem by Heinrich Heine
catalogNumber D 957/13
linked to: D 957
composer Franz Schubert
composerNationality Austrian
composerOfCycle Franz Schubert
countryOfOrigin Austria
cycle Schwanengesang
firstLanguageOfText German
form through-composed
genre Romantic Lied
includedIn standard Lied repertoire
influencedBy German Romantic poetry
key B minor
language German
lyricist Heinrich Heine
mood eerie
haunting
movementNumberInCycle 13
notableFor exploration of a double or doppelgänger figure
intense psychological atmosphere
static, chordal piano accompaniment
originalTitleLanguage German
partOf Schwanengesang, D 957
linked to: Schwanengesang
period Romantic era
poet Heinrich Heine
poetryCollection Heinrich Heines Buch der Lieder
publicationContext posthumous Schubert song collection Schwanengesang
setting nighttime urban street
subject a man confronting his own double
textAuthorNationality German
textIn Buch der Lieder
texture homophonic
theme despair
identity
loss
memory
the uncanny
titleTranslation The Double
vocalForces voice and piano
vocalRange medium voice (often sung by baritone or tenor)
vocalType solo voice

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

Schwanengesang containsSong Der Doppelgänger
D 957 hasPart Der Doppelgänger
Swan Song containsWork Der Doppelgänger
Swan Song hasNotableSong Der Doppelgänger
Heine songs includesSong Der Doppelgänger
Heine songs notableSong Der Doppelgänger