For 10 points, Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel by Schubert sets what German writer's Faust to music?
One setting of this man's writings to music is in a bizarre choice of F major and uses an ominous cello theme to represent the title figure's battles before the "Symphony of Victory" final movement. Another overture that sets this man's writings to music was inspired by the composer's meeting with him at the age of 12 and uses a chorale to indicate the gentle movement of a ship. A different setting of this man's work to music is a work for piano and soprano and concludes with a B-flat major fortissimo ascent that evokes a meditation on a kiss. This man's writings are set to music in the Egmont overture and Mendelssohn's Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage. A setting of another of this man's works is in rondo form and features the lyrics "My Peace is Gone." For 10 points, Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel by Schubert sets what German writer's Faust to music?
One setting of this man's writings to music is in a bizarre choice of F major and uses an ominous cello theme to represent the title figure's battles before the "Symphony of Victory" final movement.
Johann Wolfgang Goethe