The Erlkonig by Schubert is a story told by a narrator of a child and his father hurriedly galloping on a horse to make it home. The son unfortunately is taken by the Erlking at the end of the story. They are the main characters of Schubert’s art song based on a poem.
Through the use of different pitches and vocal range Schubert changes the music so the listener can determine between characters. Every time the son speaks his growing hysteria is recognized by his vocal pitch rising as the story progresses in minor mode. The father’s voice is sung in a lower pitch steady and even both minor and major mode. In the beginning the Erlking voice was sweet, warm and inviting an aura in C major but as the story progresses he loses his temper and
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Through the use of different pitches and vocal range Schubert changes the music so the listener can determine between characters. Every time the son speaks his growing hysteria is recognized by his vocal pitch rising as the story progresses in minor mode. The father’s voice is sung in a lower pitch steady and even both minor and major mode. In the beginning the Erlking voice was sweet, warm and inviting an aura in C major but as the story progresses he loses his temper and
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