Song Details

Participant Info

Song Source Opus 1
Song Title Erlkönig (Op. 1, No. 3
Composer Carl Loewe
Text by (if other than composer)
Year Composed 1818
Number of Singers solo
Voice Type Tenor, Baritone, Bass
Composer Details
Genre Classical
Song Type art song
Period/Year Classical, Romantic
Language German
Technical Things to Consider head voice dominant, chest voice dominant, register shifts
Song Attributes dramatic, character
Duet/Trio Attributes
Age of Character 18-24, 25-29, 30-39, 40-59, 60+
Performer Details
Additional Notes text by Goethe, three characters- narrator, father, son