Franz Liszt: Tone Poems
Type of Submission
Performance
Keywords
Liszt, tone poem, music, Petrarca, late romantic, poem, dramatic, text painting, analysis, piano
Abstract
Franz Liszt (1811-1886) was a composer during the late romantic era who was a master at writing tone poems. He had been composing music according to the forms of the classical and early romantic eras, but wanted to take a step further. So he began to create pictures, stories, and poems through his compositions. This is an example of program music. This presentation will discuss Liszt’s composition style in his tone poems, and what makes him unique in his writings. I will do an analysis of a particular piano piece “Sonetto 104 del Petrarca”. This piece was inspired by a poem written by Francesco Petrarca, who was a poet and scholar of the Renaissance Era. After the analysis, I will performance will be done of this piece, concluding the presentation.
Faculty Sponsor or Advisor’s Name
Dr. Sandra Yang
Campus Venue
Dixon Ministry Center, Recital Hall
Location
Cedarville, OH
Start Date
4-16-2014 1:20 PM
End Date
4-16-2014 1:40 PM
Franz Liszt: Tone Poems
Cedarville, OH
Franz Liszt (1811-1886) was a composer during the late romantic era who was a master at writing tone poems. He had been composing music according to the forms of the classical and early romantic eras, but wanted to take a step further. So he began to create pictures, stories, and poems through his compositions. This is an example of program music. This presentation will discuss Liszt’s composition style in his tone poems, and what makes him unique in his writings. I will do an analysis of a particular piano piece “Sonetto 104 del Petrarca”. This piece was inspired by a poem written by Francesco Petrarca, who was a poet and scholar of the Renaissance Era. After the analysis, I will performance will be done of this piece, concluding the presentation.
