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Heinrich Heine
Heinrich Heine, c. 1827.
The poetry of Heinrich Heine, particularly his collection The Book of Songs, has been frequently set to music by various composers.12
Notable composers who set his verses to music include:
- Franz Schubert1
- Robert Schumann1
- Robert Franz, who set approximately one-quarter of his 350 songs to texts by Heine3