Lied
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In the Western classical music tradition, Lied is a term for setting poetry to music. The term is used for any kind of song in German, but among English speakers, lied is often used interchangeably wi
Franz Schubert's early masterpiece Gretchen am Spinnrade, which he wrote at age 17 to verse by Goethe, is one of the earlier of his lieder that is widely performed today.
The diminutive Franz Schubert with his tall friend and collaborator Johann Michael Vogl. Caricature drawing by Franz von Schober
Hugo Wolf
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Hugo Philipp Jacob Wolf was an Austrian composer, particularly noted for his art songs, or Lieder. He brought to this form a concentrated expressive intensity which was unique in late Romantic music,
Photograph of Hugo Wolf
Star on Musik Meile Vienna
Hugo Wolf (1885)
Wolf in 1902