Liederkreis

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music | 1996 | 245 words | Copyright

Liederkreis (Ger.). General term for song-cycle; used specifically by Schumann for 2 sets of songs, his 9 Heine settings, Op.24, and his 12 Eichendorff settings, Op.39, both 1840. Term first used by Beethoven to describe An die ferne Geliebte.

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