1. How does Schubert create the effect of different characters in “Erlkönig?”
2. How does Schumann’s song “Im wunderschönen Monat Mai” compare with Schubert’s? What form or forms are used? What is the role of the piano? What is the subject of each text? What expressive device or devices are used?
3. Where did the texts for these songs come from? Does that answer have any relevance to romanticism?