Chapter 31 Quiz: Franz Schubert, "Erlkonig"

Schubert composed "Erlkonig" when he was...

18

Which is the only character to sing in a major key in Schubert's "Erlkonig"?

Erlking

Which of the following is true of Schubert?

he composed hundreds of songs during his short life

In "Erlkonig," which element does Schubert use to characterize the son?

high register

How does Schubert's setting of Goethe's poem compare to other previous settings?

it is longer and more musically varied

What term is used to identify German songs for voice and piano?

lied

Schubert's setting of the text of "Erlkonig"...

makes the story even more intense

The Erlking sounds menacing in part because, until just before the end, he always sings...

softly

A "strophe" is also sometimes called a

stanza

Modified strophic form is structurally similar to...

theme and variations