Schubert's elfking is a lied that sets a text by the singer uses different voice registers to express four different characters (in order of appearance in the song): a the father, the son, and the the harmony changes to a major key when the . even the piano gets a "role" as the horse, with its galloping figures and rhythmic momentum.

Schubert's Elfking is a through-composed Lied that sets a text by Goethe. The singer uses different voice registers to express four different characters (in order of appearance in the song): a Narrator, the father, the son, and the Elfking. The harmony changes to a major key when the Elfking sings. Even the piano gets a "role" as the horse, with its galloping figures and rhythmic momentum.

Explanation:

"Elfkin" is a poem written by Johan Wolfgang Von Goethe, that tells the story of a child that is adopted by an "elf king" even though it is not likely a real elf, but more of a fairy. It was arranged for music and sang according to many different compositions. It was developed under a very high-level narration that presents all the event,s characters, and these have helped the compositors to arrange it in very flexible and different compositions.