Franz Liszt - A Research and Information Guide

Informationen zum Autor Michael Saffle is Professor of Music and Humanities in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies at Virginia Tech Zusammenfassung Franz Liszt was born on 22 October 1811 at Raiding, today located in Austria’s Burgenland. He received his first piano lessons from his father, Adam Liszt, an employee of the celebrated Eszterházy family. Young Franz was quickly acclaimed a prodigy, and in 1820 a group of Hungarian magnates offered to underwrite his musical education. Inhaltsverzeichnis Ackowledgements Using this Book Part 1. Introducing Liszt Part 2. Summarizing Liszt - Compendia and Other Survey Studies Part 3. Researching Liszt - Reference Works and Related Studies Part 4. The Documentary Legacy Part 5. Liszt's Life and Character Part 6. Evaluating Liszt - Studies in Cultural Products! History! Ideologies! and Reception Liszt and European Culture Part 7. Liszt as Composer - Studies in Compositional Techniques and Influences Part 8. Liszt as Keyboard Composer - Studies of Works for Solo Piano and Organ Survey Studies Part 9. Liszt as Instrumental Ensemble Composer Part 10. Liszt as Vocal Composer Part 11. Liszt as Arranger! Editor! Paraphraser! and Transcriber Part 12. Liszt Pedagogy! Performance Practice! and Instruments Index

Product details

• Authors: Michael Saffle
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.06.2009
• EAN: 9780415998390
• ISBN: 978-0-415-99839-0
• No. of pages: 536
• Series: Routledge Music Bibliographies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Monographs; Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, REFERENCE / Bibliographies & Indexes, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Classical, Romanticism, Composers and songwriters, Romantic Music (C 1830 To C 1900), Art music, orchestral and formal music, Bibliographies, catalogues