reichardt's compositions number only thirty-six and they are mostly vocal popular songs, preferably for male choirs. among them is the song "the image of the rose". artists such as felix mendelssohn bartholdy and music enthusiasts met regularly at his home. during a visit to the sněžka in 1825, he set to music the poem "des deutschen vaterland" by ernst moritz arndt, thus becoming well known in prussian berlin circles. the song became one of the hymns of the german unification movement. in 1871 he published under opus 36 his last work, a national anthem, with lyrics by müller von der werra. reichardt died, aged 87, in berlin. his final resting place is located after on the southwestern alley of stahnsdorf cemetery.