A lay; a German song. It differs from the French chanson, and the Italian canzone, all three being national.
(Ger., pl. Lieder) : Term for a solo song, especially to a Romantic text of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The main composers are Beethoven, Schubert ( Gretchen am Spinnrade, CD 2 ), Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, Mahler, and Richard Strauss. Mahler and Richard Strauss are particularly admired for their orchestral Lieder.
(German, "song") A vocal piece dating back to the polyphonic Lied of the fourteenth century. The solo German Lied, accompanied by piano, reached its zenith during the nineteenth century.
"song." A German art song with piano accompaniment, such as those by Schubert, Schumann, and Hugo Wolf.
German for 'song(s)'; in particular, a style of 19th century German song distinguished by the setting of texts from the literary tradition and by the elaboration of the instrumental accompaniment.
a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
A German art song, usually those of the Romantic or Classical eras.
Indicates songs in the great German tradition of song-writing.
German for "song"; most commonly associated with the solo art song of the nineteenth century, usually accompanied by piano.
German for song; often used as a term for art song. Bottom
German for “songâ€. The pronunciation is “leed†and the plural is lieder (pronounced “leaderâ€.) In some pre-Wagnerian German operas, the songs that the characters sing are called “lieder†as opposed to “aria,†which would be the Italian designation. Lieder are most often settings of poems by the great 19th century German composers who are not chiefly known for opera: Schubert, Schumann, and Brahms. They are principally heard as repertoire for recital.
German for "song"; usually used to mean art songs (as opposed to folk songs), usually for voice and piano. PIural is Lieder.
(leed). A polyphonic secular song sung in German.
Lied (plural Lieder) is a German word, meaning literally "song"; among English speakers, however, the word is used primarily as a term for European classical music songs, also known as art songs. More accurately, the term perhaps is best used to describe specifically songs set to a German poem of reasonably high literary aspirations, most notably during the nineteenth century, beginning with Franz Schubert and culminating with Hugo Wolf. Typically, Lieder are arranged for a single singer and piano.
