Lied
In the Western classical music tradition, Lied ( LEED, LEET, German: [liːt] ; pl. Lieder LEE-dər, German: [ˈliːdɐ] ; lit. 'song') is a term for setting poetry to classical music to create a piece of polyphonic music. The term is used for any kind of song in contemporary German and Dutch, but among English and French speakers, lied is often used interchangeably with "art song" to encompass works t…