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• plural of lied.

lieder

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1. The plural of lied, the German word for “song.” It refers to art songs in German mainly from the nineteenth century. The most notable composer of lieder was Franz Schubert.

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The pianist Irwin Gage accompanies Heynis on a disc of German lieder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

And lieder, folk and church music alone, no matter how immaculately sung, rarely turn artists into stars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

Schubert’s lieder will always reign supreme, but it’s hard to disagree.

From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2022

He was accepted as a choral scholar, and began to learn about opera and lieder while studying archaeology and anthropology.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2022

Boghetti coached her in Italian, hut she found it difficult to master the German lieder that were an important part of any recital.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman

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