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How old was schubert when he wrote Erlkonig?

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Franz Schubert was 19 years old when he wrote the famous lieder 'Erlkönig' during the Classical period of music.

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Franz Schubert was 19 years old when he wrote the famous lieder 'Erlkönig'. Schubert composed this masterpiece in 1815, during the Classical period of music. 'Erlkönig' is based on a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and tells the haunting story of a father and his son being pursued by the mythical Erlking in a horseback ride through the night.

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