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Winterreise, D. 911 · No. 20

Franz Schubert · 1827 · G minor · 84 bars · 137 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: G minor, F minor, G major, E minor, A♭ major.