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The "Marienbad Elegy" is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It is named after the spa town of Marienbad (now Mariánské Lázně) where Goethe, 72-years-old, spent the summer of 1821. There he fell in love with the 17-year-old Ulrike von Levetzow. Goethe returned to Marienbad in the summer of 1823 to celebrate his birthday.
"Erlkönig" is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It depicts the death of a child assailed by a supernatural being, the Erlking, a king of the fairies. It was originally written by Goethe as part of a 1782 Singspiel, Die Fischerin. "Erlkönig" has been called Goethe's "most famous ballad". [1]
This is a list of works based on the poem "Erlkönig" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It was set to music by several classical composers, most notably by Franz Schubert in his 1815 composition for voice and piano, and arranged for various settings by other composers. Use of the poem in contemporary music and other media is listed below.
"Prometheus" is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, in which the character of the mythic Prometheus addresses God (as Zeus) in misotheist accusation and defiance. The poem was written between 1772 and 1774 and first published in 1789. Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi published an anonymous and
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The poem has been set to music as a Lied for voice and piano by Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1794), Franz Schubert (D 767; 1822), Hans Pfitzner (op. 29,3; 1922) [5] und Winfried Zillig (1944). [6] In the 2010 German film Young Goethe in Love, the poem is being recited by the protagonist and its content plays a central role in the movie. [7]
Epiphanias" (German title: "Epiphaniasfest") is a Christmas-themed poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832). The title is the German word for the Christian feast of Epiphany . "Epiphanias" may also refer to various pieces of music to which the poem is set, including by Hugo Wolf .
"Gesang der Geister über den Wassern" (transl. Song of the Spirits over the Waters) is a 1779 poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832). It may be best known in the English-speaking world through a musical setting of 1820–21 by Franz Schubert (1797–1828) as a part song for men's voices and low strings (D.714).