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Franz Liszt - Grade: A+

Franz Liszt was born during the Romantic era in Hungary to German-spe...
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Franz Liszt During the Romantic era, Franz Liszt lived from 1811 to 1886. He was born in Hungary to German-speaking parents. He traveled in Vienna with his father, and then to Paris and Weimar to find the ambitious musical talent. He played piano and toured all over Europe, and spent holidays with his countress and children in Nonnenwerth in the summers of 1841 and 1843. Supposedly, they called him a rock star of this era. He promised himself to bring Paganini’s technical virtuosity to the piano. As a prodigy, he dedicated four to five hours a day to the piano. Some of Liszt’s best known pieces of music are “Transcendental Etude No. 8, ‘Wilde Jagd’” from 1851 on piano, wrote a piece or two for the Faust Symphony, “Ich Möchte Hingehn”, and his own program music call “Album d’un voyageur” in 1837. Reaction to “Transcendental Etude No. 8, ‘Wilde Jagd’” would be the noticeable fast paced octaves that are followed by rolling chords. Another reaction would be about the short and then the long rhythm on the piano that made the song sound like folk music. The piece sounded rush, but then slows down to put in extra characteristics. The piece may sound aggressive throughout, but it has classical and quirky characteristics included. During Liszt’s lifetime, he completed a variety of works. He wrote 12 symphonic poems, completed two piano concerti’s, made several sacred choral works, and made a great variety of piano pieces for soloists. When he was writing literature, he wrote essays of all sorts of different subject. He published “Baccalaureus Letters”, a series he wrote until the end in 1841. Although it is not clear that he written all of his literary works, all of his publications are under his name. He also did collaborations and kept a collection of letters with countress, Marie d’Agoult. His collection of pieces at the time consisted primarily in the style of Viennese school, which

included concertos by Hummel and works by his former teacher, Carl Czerny. His concerts would include a chance for young Liszt to display his expertise in improvisation. As he toured Europe, women go would crazy. A recital by Liszt while he was on tour was likely to cause the sort of reaction that a rock star would cause in modern day. He earned the title as a lady killer because women would fight for a lock of his hair or a shred of his velvet gloves. This was known as Lisztomania at the time. A critic mentioned that Liszt could slay pianos as a piano player. As for his performing style, his former teacher claimed that Liszt was a natural who played piece by piece with feeling. Reviews of his concerts were full of praise, encouragement and was often commented about his precision in playing.

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Franz Liszt - Grade: A+

Course: Music Appreciation (HUMA 118)

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Franz Liszt
During the Romantic era, Franz Liszt lived from 1811 to 1886. He was born in Hungary
to German-speaking parents. He traveled in Vienna with his father, and then to Paris and Weimar
to find the ambitious musical talent. He played piano and toured all over Europe, and spent
holidays with his countress and children in Nonnenwerth in the summers of 1841 and 1843.
Supposedly, they called him a rock star of this era. He promised himself to bring Paganini’s
technical virtuosity to the piano. As a prodigy, he dedicated four to five hours a day to the piano.
Some of Liszt’s best known pieces of music are “Transcendental Etude No. 8, ‘Wilde
Jagd’” from 1851 on piano, wrote a piece or two for the Faust Symphony, “Ich Möchte
Hingehn”, and his own program music call “Album d’un voyageur” in 1837. Reaction to
“Transcendental Etude No. 8, ‘Wilde Jagd’” would be the noticeable fast paced octaves that are
followed by rolling chords. Another reaction would be about the short and then the long rhythm
on the piano that made the song sound like folk music. The piece sounded rush, but then slows
down to put in extra characteristics. The piece may sound aggressive throughout, but it has
classical and quirky characteristics included.
During Liszt’s lifetime, he completed a variety of works. He wrote 12 symphonic poems,
completed two piano concerti’s, made several sacred choral works, and made a great variety of
piano pieces for soloists. When he was writing literature, he wrote essays of all sorts of different
subject. He published “Baccalaureus Letters”, a series he wrote until the end in 1841. Although it
is not clear that he written all of his literary works, all of his publications are under his name. He
also did collaborations and kept a collection of letters with countress, Marie d’Agoult. His
collection of pieces at the time consisted primarily in the style of Viennese school, which

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