Erlkonig

The Erlkonig poem was written by which German poet?

• Schiller
• Franklin
• Goethe
• Gomez

Composers during this time period wrote art songs called ________.

• Rap songs
• Lieders
• Ballads
• Sing songs

The art song " Der  Erlkonig" was written by what composer?

• Bach 
• Estefan
• Schubert
• Copland

There are how many characters and narrators on the Erlking Song?

• 6
• 4
• 1
• 2

"My father, my father" is a motive sung by the ______.

• Erlking
• Father
• Son
• Mother

Schubert was born in 

• Berlin, Germany
• Paris, France
• Vienna, Austria
• New York, New York USA

What emotion do we know the son is feeling by Schubert's technique of using a sequence which gets higher each time it is sung?

• Happiness
• Elation
• Contentment
• Fear, anxiety

The piano accompaniment in the Erlkonig was written to sound like a __________.

• bunny hopping 
• clouds passing
• a galloping horse
• fish swimming

How do you know the father and son have reached their destination at the end of the song?

• A Harp plays.
• The Piano slows and stops. 
• A Flute plays softly.
• Trumpets play a dark melody.

What was the name given to Schubert's parties?

• Schubertiads
• Gatherings
• Liederfests
• Concertinos