1856 The Grave in Busento (Text: August von Platen-Travemünde Haller), ballad for bass solo, male choir and orchestra, premiered in 1857 / Leipzig.

1858/1859 King Sigfrid (Text: Ludwig Uhland), ballad for baritone or bass and piano, Opus 1, dedicated to Franz Liszt.

1864–1866 The big company (Text: poem by Franz von Gaudy), obituary to Ferdinand Lassalle.

1864–1866 Five Spiritual Sonnets (texts: poems by Theodor Körner)
Jesus and the Samaritan woman
Jesus and the sinner
The last supper
Epiphany in Emmaus
Ascension of Christ
1868/1869 German minstrel, song cycle, Debut book.
Dietmar von Aist
No.
1 The searchers (Soprano)
No.
2 The separation (Soprano)
No.
3 Spring (Soprano)
Second book: Der von Kürenberg
No.
1 The searchers (Soprano)
No.
2 The evening star (Mezzo-soprano or baritone)
No.
3 Love's sorrow (Mezzo-soprano)
No.
4 The lover farewell (Mezzo-soprano and baritone)
No.
5 Only one (Mezzo-soprano)
No.
6 Separation (Mezzo-soprano and baritone)
Third book: Spervogel
No.
1 Virtue is the most beautiful dress (Mezzo-soprano or baritone)
No.
2 Rule of Life (Alt or bass)
No.
3 The Thor (Alto or bass)
No.
4 The evil time (Mezzo-soprano or baritone)
No.
5 The good host (Bass)
Heinrich von Veldeke
No.
6 Love song (Tenor)
No.
7 Minnelied (baritone)
No.
8 Power of love (Tenor)
No.
9 Gray hair (baritone or bass)
Wernher von Tegernsee
No.
10 Love Reim (Soprano or tenor)
Folk songs from the 12th century
No.
11 Come, O come, my fellow
No.
12 I have pain in the heart (soprano)
Fourth book: Christian von Hamle
No.
1 The Anger (Baritone or mezzo-soprano)
No.
2 Four eyes and two hearts (Baritone or mezzo-soprano)
No.
3 Guard Song (Soprano and baritone)
No.
4 Fidelity (Tenor)
No.
5 Frauenlob (Tenor)
John I, Duke of Brabant
Herba lori fa (Soprano or tenor)
1869 Songs for voice and pianoforte
Whenever it would remain (Text: after a poem by Friedrich von Bodenstedt)
Do you ask with little eyes? (
Text: after a poem by Peter Cornelius)
Swept (Text: after a poem by Paul Flemming)
1892–1896 Songs and ballads for voice and piano accompaniment (on poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe).

No.
1 First loss
No.
2 You!

No.
3 Mignon
No.
4 Rescue
No.
5 Fliegentod
No.
6 Beweggrud
No.
7 Girl wishes
No.
8 Die the fox, then the bellows
No.
9 Blindekuh
No.
10 The Shepherd
No.
11 Different threat
No.
12 Insuperable
No.
13 Graceful presence
No.
14 Over the world
No.
15 Effect in the distance (Ballad)
No.
16 The Dance of Death (Ballad)
No.
17 The singer
No.
18 The Pied Piper
1880 The lion's bride (after a poem by Adelbert von Chamisso); concert ballad for voice and orchestra (or piano).

1876 German National Anthem (Text: after a poem by F.W. Plath) for 4 male voices choir.
1856 The Grave in Busento (Text: August von Platen-Travemünde Haller), ballad for bass solo, male choir and orchestra, premiered in 1857 / Leipzig.
1858/1859 King Sigfrid (Text: Ludwig Uhland), ballad for baritone or bass and piano, Opus 1, dedicated to Franz Liszt.
1864–1866 The big company (Text: poem by Franz von Gaudy), obituary to Ferdinand Lassalle.
1864–1866 Five Spiritual Sonnets (texts: poems by Theodor Körner)
Jesus and the Samaritan woman
Jesus and the sinner
The last supper
Epiphany in Emmaus
Ascension of Christ
1868/1869 German minstrel, song cycle, Debut book. Dietmar von Aist
No. 1 The searchers (Soprano)
No. 2 The separation (Soprano)
No. 3 Spring (Soprano)
Second book: Der von Kürenberg
No. 1 The searchers (Soprano)
No. 2 The evening star (Mezzo-soprano or baritone)
No. 3 Love's sorrow (Mezzo-soprano)
No. 4 The lover farewell (Mezzo-soprano and baritone)
No. 5 Only one (Mezzo-soprano)
No. 6 Separation (Mezzo-soprano and baritone)
Third book: Spervogel
No. 1 Virtue is the most beautiful dress (Mezzo-soprano or baritone)
No. 2 Rule of Life (Alt or bass)
No. 3 The Thor (Alto or bass)
No. 4 The evil time (Mezzo-soprano or baritone)
No. 5 The good host (Bass)
Heinrich von Veldeke
No. 6 Love song (Tenor)
No. 7 Minnelied (baritone)
No. 8 Power of love (Tenor)
No. 9 Gray hair (baritone or bass)
Wernher von Tegernsee
No. 10 Love Reim (Soprano or tenor)
Folk songs from the 12th century
No. 11 Come, O come, my fellow
No. 12 I have pain in the heart (soprano)
Fourth book: Christian von Hamle
No. 1 The Anger (Baritone or mezzo-soprano)
No. 2 Four eyes and two hearts (Baritone or mezzo-soprano)
No. 3 Guard Song (Soprano and baritone)
No. 4 Fidelity (Tenor)
No. 5 Frauenlob (Tenor)
John I, Duke of Brabant
Herba lori fa (Soprano or tenor)
1869 Songs for voice and pianoforte
Whenever it would remain (Text: after a poem by Friedrich von Bodenstedt)
Do you ask with little eyes? (Text: after a poem by Peter Cornelius)
Swept (Text: after a poem by Paul Flemming)
1892–1896 Songs and ballads for voice and piano accompaniment (on poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe).
No. 1 First loss
No. 2 You!
No. 3 Mignon
No. 4 Rescue
No. 5 Fliegentod
No. 6 Beweggrud
No. 7 Girl wishes
No. 8 Die the fox, then the bellows
No. 9 Blindekuh
No. 10 The Shepherd
No. 11 Different threat
No. 12 Insuperable
No. 13 Graceful presence
No. 14 Over the world
No. 15 Effect in the distance (Ballad)
No. 16 The Dance of Death (Ballad)
No. 17 The singer
No. 18 The Pied Piper
1880 The lion's bride (after a poem by Adelbert von Chamisso); concert ballad for voice and orchestra (or piano).
1876 German National Anthem (Text: after a poem by F.W. Plath) for 4 male voices choir.
Wendelin Weißheimer