Such songs marked this composer's elevation of a new genre, the (*) lieder (leader).
This composer used the line "in his arms the child lay dead" to conclude an adaptation of a Goethe (GER-tuh) poem, Erlkönig (ERL-kur-nig). Later, he composed another song adapted from Goethe, using the playwright's Faust as the source for "Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel." Such songs marked this composer's elevation of a new genre, the (*) lieder (leader). A symphony in B minor that he began in 1822 was less successful. For 10 points, name this German composer of the Great and Unfinished symphonies.
This composer used the line "in his arms the child lay dead" to conclude an adaptation of a Goethe (GER-tuh) poem, Erlkönig (ERL-kur-nig).
Franz Peter {Schubert} [accept {Der Erlkönig} or The {Elf}-{king} before “this composer” is read]