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Gefror’ne Thränen

Winterreise, D. 911 · No. 3

Franz Schubert · 1827 · F minor · 56 bars · 142 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: F minor, A♭ major, A♭ minor, G♭ major.