List of songs by Franz Schubert
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The following is a list of the complete secular vocal output composed by Franz Schubert (31 January 1797 – 19 November 1828).
It is divided into eleven sections, and attempts to reflect the most current information with regard to Schubert's catalogue. The works contained in this list refer to those found primarily in the following two series of the New Schubert Edition (NSE) edition:
Series III: Partsongs, Choruses and Cantatas (Mehrstimmige Gesänge)
Series IV: Songs for solo voice (Lieder)
Note however that some of Schubert's song cycles contain both Lieder and part songs.
The list below includes the following information:
D. – the catalogue number assigned by Otto Erich Deutsch or NSE authorities
Genre – the musical genre to which the piece belongs
Title – the title of the work
Incipit – the first line(s) of text, as pertaining to vocal works
Scoring – the instrumentation and/or vocal forces required for the work
Informal Title – any additional names by which the work is known, when applicable
Former Deutsch Number – information on Deutsch numbers that have been reassigned, when applicable
Date – the known or assumed date of composition, when available; or date of publication
Opus Number – the opus number of the original publication of the work, when applicable
Setting – the order of setting as it pertains to vocal works that have numerous settings of the same text
Version – the number of version as it pertains to vocal settings that have more than one existing version
Notes – any additional information concerning the work: alternate titles, completeness, relation to other works, authorship, etc.
Part songs
Part songs, Series III in the New Schubert Edition (a few in Series IV), or Series XVI–XIX in Franz Schubert's Works (a few in Series XX).
Part songs with an opus number
Part songs published during Schubert's lifetime
Op. 6
No. 2 D. 542, Duet "Antigone und Oedip" ['Ihr hohen Himmlischen'] for two voices and piano (1817)
Op. 11
No. 1 D. 598, Quartet "Das Dörfchen" ['Ich rühme mir mein Dörfchen hier'] for two tenors, two basses and piano (1817, 2nd version [formerly D. 641])
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