Reichardt earned his reputation as a composer with his settings of Goethe's texts, but he was also known by his Singspiele, a genre that he refined with Goethe's support.
Reichardt earned his reputation as a composer with his settings of Goethe's texts. He refined with Goethe's support. This was what he was also known by his Singspiele. His Singspiele was a genre.