Lieder composer

The composer most famous for writing Lieder is Franz Schubert. You might say that Schubert mastered the Lied the way Shakespeare mastered the sonnet. Schubert wrote approximately 600 Lieder during his short lifetime, including song cycles as well as stand-alone songs.

1. Who wrote lieder?
2. Who is the German composer who developed lieder?
3. What composer is known for his lieder?
4. What is a lieder singer?

Who wrote lieder?

Great 18th-century composers like Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven had written songs, but it was the young Franz Schubert in Vienna who became the Shakespeare of Lieder, composing over 600 songs in his short lifetime and more than 200 in 1815 alone, at the age of 18.

Who is the German composer who developed lieder?

Robert Schumann was a German Romantic composer renowned particularly for his piano music, lieder (songs), and orchestral music. Many of his best-known piano pieces were written for his wife, the pianist Clara Schumann.

What composer is known for his lieder?

Franz Schubert, in full Franz Peter Schubert, (born January 31, 1797, Himmelpfortgrund, near Vienna [Austria]—died November 19, 1828, Vienna), Austrian composer who bridged the worlds of Classical and Romantic music, noted for the melody and harmony in his songs (lieder) and chamber music.

What is a lieder singer?

Noun. 1. lieder singer - a singer of lieder. singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who sings. Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection.