In the 1860's he composed several solo vocal ensembles including the Platen and Daumer lieder and most of the Magelone Romances.  
In the 1860's he composed several solo vocal ensembles including the Platen and Daumer lieder and most of the Magelone Romances.  Welcomed as a guest by Duke Georg III and presented with the Meiningen Commander's Cross, he dedicated the Gesang der Parzen to the duke.  His Klavierstucke characterize his  later works, mostly shorter character pieces.  Other works include "The Song of Destiny," and he did variations for the St. Anthony chorale attributed to Haydn before composing a piece for the university of Breslau based on student songs, the Academic Festival Overture.  For 10 points, name this composer of four symphonies as well as the Christmas Oratorio and German Requiem.
In the 1860's he composed several solo vocal ensembles including the Platen and Daumer lieder and most of the Magelone Romances.  
Johannes Brahms