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Liszt’s Music

Name That Title!

Franz Liszt

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Music ResponseEmergence of

Program Music and Franz Liszt

General Music A SMART Board Quarter 3

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Lillian R. Fiona P. Gabi G. Jennifer S. Josh F. Liv G.-B.

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General Music B SMART Board Quarter 3

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General Music C SMART Board Quarter 3

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Music Response Title: Nuages Gris (Grey Clouds), S. 199 Composer: Franz Liszt

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Instrument Translation Share Stand where you are Speak slowly and clearly Tell us the language you chose Tell us the word in English, then the

translation Be sure to correct us if we butcher it!

Franz Liszt 1811-1886 Said to be the best pianist in Europe Born in Doborján, Hungary Liszt’s father worked for the Esterhazy

family, playing piano, violin, cello, and guitar

Popularized a brand new genre: the symphonic poem

Greatly idolized Niccolo Paganini, the greatest violin virtuoso of the day

Franz Liszt Married the Countess Marie d’Agoult Had a daughter who would go on to

marry Richard Wagner Toured Europe during the 1840s “Lisztomania” swept through the

cities in which he played Gave the vast majority of his money to

various charities

Name That Title! With a partner or on your own, listen to

four pieces of music and try to match them to their actual titles

They are pieces of program music, having titles that are descriptive of non-musical phenomena As opposed to absolute music, which is

music for music’s sake

Name That Title! Piece No. 1

Piece No. 2

Piece No. 3

Piece No. 4

The Ride of the Valkyries

Dance of the Air Spirits

Lullaby

Dance of Death

Name That Title! Piece No. 1

Piece No. 2

Piece No. 3

Piece No. 4

The Ride of the Valkyries

Dance of the Air Spirits

Lullaby

Dance of Death

Liszt’s Music Piano works are

distinctive for their extreme difficulty

Transcribed for piano many great works including all 9 of Beethoven’s symphonies

Bagatelle sans Tonalité, S. 216a

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244/2

Quiz 2: Berlioz & Liszt Berlioz’ revolutionary early Romantic

composition: Symphonie Fantastique Berlioz was from the country of France Berlioz’ thoughts on orchestration were

published in an important treatise Liszt was a famous composer and extremely

talented pianist Franz Liszt was from the country of Hungary A piece of music without a descriptive title is

called absolute music

Homework Your assignment is to create original

titles to pieces of absolute music, turning them into program music. You will then provide a justification for your decision based on the musical and emotional material of the pieces you hear. Links have been provided on the website.