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Winterreise, D. 911 · No. 7

Franz Schubert · 1827 · E minor · 74 bars · 140 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 minor, D♯ minor, E major, A major, G♯ minor, G major, F♯ minor, G minor.