art song terms

Question 1

lied

Answer 1

• the musical setting of a German poem
• for solo voice, generally with piano accompaniment
• flourished in the 19th century
• plural: lieder

Question 2

through-composed (durchkomponiert)

Answer 2

• “through-composed” in German
• a song structure that does not repeat entire sections of the music
  a- s a result, melody, harmony and piano accompaniment are able to reflect the meaning of the text as the story unfolds