Erlknig by Franz Schubert

Questions
1. What is a Leider?
2. Where would a Leid have been performed?
3. Which composer of the classical period particularly influenced Schubert?
4. The story of the Erkling comes from mythology. Which German author
turned the story into a ballade?
5. What is a ballade?
6. The Erlknig is a through-composed song. What does this mean?
7. Explain the melodic terms Antecedent and Consequent:
8. How does the piano accompaniment contribute in Erlknig to the sense of
drama?
9. Briefly explain how Schubert characterises the four different roles taken by
the single singer in Schuberts Erlknig:
10.

Explain tessitura:

11.
Explain the following: Schnell (bar 1),
Accelerando (bar 135), Andante (bar 147):
12.

Describe the cadence at bars 23-24:

13.

What is a melisma?

14.

What is a pedal? (eg bars 72-79)

15.

What are the main characteristics of Classical music?

16.

What are the main characteristics of Romanic music?

17.

What are the classical features evident in Schuberts Erlknig?

18.

What are the romantic features evident in Schuberts Erlknig?