Franz Liszt is said to be the most astounding piano virtuosos that existed during the Romantic era. This essay will discuss his achievements as a pianist as well as a composer. This essay will examine his life and will examine what influenced him at an early age. It will also look at his accomplishments as a pianist as well as a composer and examine how he became as well known as he is today. It will use his background to show what exactly influenced him to become a successful pianist and composer
Franz Liszt was a Hungarian born composer. He was one of the best, and most respected pianist of his time. He was a very accomplished conductor, and one of the foremost educational instructors in history. In 1836, King Charles Halle described Franz Liszt as the following. "He is tall and very thin, his face very small and pale, his forehead remarkably high and beautiful; he wears his perfectly lank hair so long that it spreads over his shoulders, which looks very odd, for when he gets a bit excited
Franz Liszt: The Modern Pianist Who exactly is Franz Liszt? He is called the Priest of the Piano, The Wizard of the Piano, the Great Technician, the Prophet, even a Freak of Nature! Yes, he could and did match every name stated but Liszt is nothing short of a genius and a musical giant among the many composers of the past! Among the many composers, none have come to the point of making a mark in every genre of music as Liszt accomplished. The question is: How exactly did Franz Liszt enhance the world
Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Franz Liszt, Hungarian piano virtuoso and composer. Among his, many notable compositions are his 12 symphonic poems, two (completed) piano concerti, several sacred choral works, and a great variety of solo piano pieces. Liszt’s father, Adam Liszt, was an official in the service of Prince Esterhazy, whose palace in Eisenstadt was frequented by many celebrated musicians. By the time, Franz was five years old; he was already attracted to the piano and was soon given lessons
Liszt was the inventor of modern day music. When you think of rock n' roll, Franz Liszt might not be the first name that comes to mind; But the classical pianist, born 200 years ago, was in many ways the first rock star of all time (“Staff”). On his piano he was a master and he wrote an Dimick 2 enormous amount of influencing pieces that most of modern musicians use. The influences that shape new musical trends are diffuse, complex, and impossible to codify, but if one person
No. 2 was a musical work written by Franz Liszt, which encompassed the composing styles of the romantic period. He took many of the stylistic attributes from the romantic period allowing his creativity to come into play within the piece of music. It is tuneful melody and takes the listener on a psychological progression making them almost feel as though they are part of a cartoon. (Leung) Franz Liszt created Hungarian Rhapsodies from 1839 to 1847. Liszt was very interested in the Hungarian
Ivo Padilla Music 7.1 Music #: 22 Franz Liszt Franz Liszt was born on October 22nd in Raiding, Hungary. Franz was a composer, pianist, conductor, teacher, and a Franciscan tertiary. Like many famous composers from the time, Franz was raised as a child prodigy. His father who was an amateur composer taught him at first. When he was nine, he appeared in several concerts, which in wealthy people would often want to sponsor Franz. Even though he went to these concerts, he had been composing dance
based on the Dies irae. Franz Liszt was born during the midst of the Napoleonic wars, in 1811; however, the condition of his hometown of Raiding, Austria was one of peace rather than struggle during Liszt’s birth. Liszt was a very musical child, and his experiences during his childhood, such as those of gypsies who wandered to Raiding and shared their music, would always be an important influence to him. He was also influenced by other musicians that he met. Notably, Liszt met the violin virtuoso
Liszt was a pianist who played a piece one time and then he “began to transpose simple passages into octaves and thirds, trills into sixths and to add phrases on his own until, in Brorodin’s words, what emerged ‘was not the same piece but an improvisation of it’” (Perenyi 205). Three of Franz Liszt’s most famous and important compositions are Un Sospiro, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 and his absolute most famous composition named Sonata in B Major. Liszt’s music was inspired by Hungarian and gypsy music
Katinka Daniel was a former student of the Franz Liszt Music Academy in Hungary. After studying elementary education, in 1960 Daniel moved from Hungary to the United States in Santa Barbara, California. During this time Zolton Kodaly was conducting lectures about philosophy to music education. In 1961, Daniel introduced using solfege as a sight reading tool for more mature musicians. From 1962-1965 Katinka Daniel began teaching elementary school teachers and created the first and second grade music
harmony. According to Franz Liszt, Chopin used the pedal more frequently than anyone else. Since this modification, the damper pedal has become an essential to playing the piano (Kelley 25). This technique is one that pianists everywhere continue to use. Chopin’s other clever addition to the piano was his creation of various harmonics or musical tones. His new harmonic progressions created a dynamic function and melodic role when playing the p... ... middle of paper ... ...t, Franz, and Martha Walker
Franz Liszt (1811-1886) was a cosmopolitan European composer and piano virtuoso of the Romantic era. Although it was his place of birth, Liszt spent most of his formative years away from Hungary, though he returned to his homeland many times over the course of his life. Liszt’s allegiance to Hungary can be found in many of his compositions through the Hungarian-Gypsy folk idiom verbunkos; however, most analyses of his “Hungarian” music are oversimplified and exoticist because of a nationalist perspective
Berlioz by the earlier romantic poet Shakespeare; Liszt by the contemporary French romantic poet Lamartine and by various French romantic painters, and so on. Thus, an explosion of music by poetry, fiction, ph... ... middle of paper ... ... could deny that they were and are virtuosos. Bibliography: Bibliography "Music History 102: The Romantic Era" Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/exhibit/mushist/rom/index.htm#liszt "Paganini, Nicolo" Encyclopedia Encarta Reference
The conflict between the ideal of pure instrumental music (absolute music) as the ultimate Romantic mode of expression, and the strong literary orientation of the 19th century, was resolved in the conception of program music. Program music, as Liszt and others in the 19th century used the term, is music associated with poetic, descriptive, and even narrative subject matter. This is done not by means of musical figures imitating natural sounds and movements, but by imaginative suggestion.
There were two great composers in the romantic music period. One was Frédéric Chopin and the other was Franz Liszt. They had great talent and composed excellent pieces that were really hard to play. These composers also had an interesting childhood. Chopin’s most heroic pieces were the polonaise in a flat major, the Nocturne in E flat major Op.9 No.2, and the Fantasie Impromptu Op.66. The Polonaise in a flat major was nicknamed the heroic. Chopin composed this piece when he was thirteen as a present
The History of Western Music Music has been around since the dawn of time, ever since man first inhabited this planet we have learned to communicate in ways other then conventional speaking. Different Cultures all have there own specific way of communicating through music. Music is basically broken into two specific groups Eastern Music and Western Music. Eastern music is mainly derived from the orient and India. While, Western music first emerged from Europe. Western music has developed in many
Musical composition is creating an original piece of music. People who constructs the music called composers. For example, Johann Sebastian Bach, Edvard Grieg and Brahms Johannes are the few of the names, whose compositions were famous in Romantic Era as well as today. Their are all talented and unique in their own ways. Moreover, every compositions have different numbers of movements in their music, and composers are the one, who chooses how many movements they want their work to be. Moreover, movements
The Romantic Era began in the late 18th century. It was a period of literature and arts. Romanticism is described as the basis of the fact that reason cannot explain everything. Romantic artists tried to reach their audience through a deeper and an enhanced emotional appeal. The Romantic Era was seen as a rebellion towards the Enlightenment. Romantic thinkers created a different idea to the middle ages than enlightenment thinkers. They used this time as a way to expand their knowledge and become
THE ROMANTIC MOVEMENT I. INTRODUCTION In an attempt to analyze music in the Romantic Movement we will look at the following areas: the effects of the Industrial Revolution in music and instruments, the rise on the middle class and its effect on music, interest in nationalism and exoticism, the romantic style and expression in music and the role of men and women in music of the nineteen century society. II. ROMANTIC MOVEMENT The dawning of the nineteen century brought with it a change
Chopin pioneered the idea of creating a true artistic form from technical exercises, making his etudes historically important. Each etude has its own musical story to tell even though they adhere to a basic principle as a means to train and refine the performer’s technique. They are not simply dry and repetitive exercises like etudes prior to Chopin. There’s emotion behind his etudes that transcends from technicality and mere note playing to a true virtuosic artistry that is executed with delicate