Lied

Lied (plural lieder) is a German word, literally meaning "song", but among English speakers used primarily as a term for classical songs, sometimes gathered in song cycles, by composers such as Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann.

Music of Germany
History (Timeline and Electronic - Rock - Hip hop - Alpine New Wave - Highlife - Cabaret - Volksmusic - Shlager - Klezmer - Chorale - Opera - Baroque - Classical - Romantic
Lieder - Oom-pah - Volkslieder - Schuchplattler - Yodelling
Awards	German Music Instrument Prize - Festivals	Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Keys, National anthem		"Das Lied der Deutschen"
Regional music
Bavaria - Danish-German - Swabia - Sorbia - Germanic areas
Austria - Denmark - Flanders - Liechtenstein - Luxembourg - Netherlands

Amongst German speakers, the term Lied has a much older and longer history, ranging from 12th-century troubadour songs (Minnesang) via folk songs (Volkslieder) and church hymns (Kirchenlieder) to 20th-century satirical or protest songs (Kabarettlieder, Protestlieder).