Schubert’s setting of Goethe’s text is a master class is cinematic composition. Here, the Lied is transcribed for three clarinets in Bb and two basset horns in F. Originally intended to be performed on classical era instruments with 5-12 keys, this arrangement fits well on any type of clarinet with five equally difficult parts. The four “characters” of the story are portrayed by four different instrumental voices in different registers of the clarinet and basset horn, adding a extra timbral contrast for dramatic effect.