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Winterreise, D. 911 · No. 13

Franz Schubert · 1827 · E♭ major · 94 bars · 90 chords analysed

Schubert's “Winter Journey” sets 24 poems by Wilhelm Müller. A rejected lover leaves town at night and wanders through a frozen landscape. Schubert finished it in 1827, a year before his death, and told friends these songs had affected him more than any others.

Keys visited: E♭ major, D♭ major, G♭ major.