This document discusses Franz Schubert and the early Romantic art song, or Lied. It provides background on the art song genre and notes that Schubert was one of its most prolific composers, writing over 600 art songs. Two of Schubert's most famous art songs discussed in detail are "Die Forelle" and "Erlkönig." "Die Forelle" sets a poem about a trout to music, while "Erlkönig" is a dramatic work for voice and piano based on a poem about a father riding with his ill child and encountering a supernatural figure of death. The document examines elements like forms, word-music relationships, and character roles in Schubert's composition of "Erl