A song whose text is a short lyric poem in German with piano accompaniment is called a Lied.

Quick Scoop

  • In German, Lied simply means “song,” but in music history it refers to an art song for solo voice and piano.
  • These pieces typically set short, expressive lyric poems to music, especially in the Romantic era (think Schubert, Schumann, Brahms).
  • The plural of Lied is Lieder , which you’ll often see used to describe whole song cycles (collections of such songs).

So if you see a multiple‑choice question like
“A song whose text is a short lyric poem in German with piano accompaniment is called a: ballad, chant, chorale, or ___?”
The correct answer is: Lied.

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