Revolution and religion in the music of Liszt / Paul Merrick.
| Author/creator |
Merrick, Paul |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1987. |
| Description | xvi, 328 pages : portrait, music ; 24 cm |
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| Contents | Part I. 1830: a revolutionary symphony -- 1834: Lamennais and Words of a Believer -- 1848: revolutions and a Mass -- Weimar: Liszt, the church and Wagner -- 1861: Rome, Cardinal Hohenlohe and Princess Wittgenstein -- 1865: minor orders -- Part II. Liszt and Palestrina: the plan to reform church music -- The Masses -- The psalms -- The oratorios St Elizabeth and Christus -- The shorter choral works -- The late religious works and Les Morts -- Part III. Liszt's programmatic use of fugue -- Liszt's cross motif and the piano sonata in B minor -- Liszt's path as a composer -- Appendix. Chronology of Liszt's years at Weimar. |
| Abstract | This study of a hitherto neglected aspect of Liszt and his music aims to restore a balanced view of both man and artist. In contrast to the familiar portrayal of the virtuoso pianist, Liszt is considered here as a serious man of ideas: in tracing the composer's relationships and attitudes to the twin themes of revolution and religion, the author finds much of Liszt's music, both secular and sacred, to be inspired by the same deeply felt religious conviction that also governed his private life from an early age. The first part of the book is primarily biographical and considers Liszt's reactions to the revolutions of 1830 and 1848, his relationship with the Abbe Lamennais, the Comtesse d'Agoult, Princess Wittgenstein and Wagner, and contains the first convincing explanation for the sudden cancellation of Liszt's marriage to Princess Wittgenstein. The remaining sections consider the church music and the programmatic music that is related to this. |
| General note | Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--Sheffield University). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-320) and index. |
| LCCN | 86017551 |
| ISBN | 0521326273 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.L7 M4 1987 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |