The LiederNet Archive (formerly The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive) is a donation-supported

web archive The Web ARChive (WARC) archive format specifies a method for combining multiple digital resources into an aggregate archive file together with related information. The WARC format is a revision of the Internet Archive's ARC_IA File Format that ...

of art song and

choral A choir ( ; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which ...

texts founded in 1995 by Emily Ezust, an American/Canadian computer programmer and amateur violinist. The website was hosted by the REC Music Foundation from 1996 to 2015. The LiederNet Archive provides access to both original out-of-copyright song texts and copyright-protected translations submitted by over 500 volunteer translators. The website is indexed by

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

, text poet or author, first line, title, or language. The LiederNet Archive is frequently cited as a source in musical studies, where the website's aggregate listings of settings of songs and poems may be more complete or more easily accessible than conventional

musicological Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some mu ...

resources.''Charles Koechlin: compositeur et humaniste'' Philippe Cathé, Sylvie Douche, Michel Duchesneau - 2010 Page 187 "Le site Intemet d'Emily Ezust recense pas moins de 25 mises en musique des poèmes de Klingsor — dont certaines ... lui-même: «The Lied and Art Song Texts Page», http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_settings.html?ComposerId=1440, consulté le 20 février 2010. 17."

References

Online music and lyrics databases Lieder Internet properties established in 1995 Canadian music websites {{Classical-music-stub