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100 1 a| Samson, Jim.=| ^A96006;

245 10 a| Virtuosity and the musical work :b| the Transcendental studies of Liszt /c| Jim Samson.;

260 a| Cambridge, U.K. ;a| New York :b| Cambridge University Press,c| 2003.;

300 a| viii, 240 pages :b| music ;c| 26 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-234) and index.;

505 0 a| Ecology by numbers -- Of maps and materials -- Composing the performance -- Making and remaking -- Forms and reforms -- Suggestion and symbol -- Mazeppa times 7.;

520 a| This book is about three sets of etudes by Liszt: the Etude en douze exercises (1826), its reworking as Douzes Grandes Etudes (1837), and their reworking as Douzes etudes d'execution transcendante (1851). At the same time it is a book about nineteenth-century instrumental music in general, in that the three works invite the exploration of features characteristic of the early Romantic era in music. These include: a composer-performer culture, the concept of virtuosity, the significance of recomposition, music and the poetic, and the consolidation of a musical work-concept. A central concern is to illuminate the relationship between the work-concept and a performance- and genre-orientated musical culture. At the same time the book reflects on how we might make judgements of the 'Transcendentals,' of the Symphonic Poem Mazeppa (based on the fourth etude), and of Liszt's music in general.;

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650 0 a| Musicy| 19th centuryx| History and criticism.=| ^A145272;

650 0 a| Virtuosity in musical performance.=| ^A147350;

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Virtuosity and the musical work : the Transcendental studies of Liszt / Jim Samson.

Author/creator	Samson, Jim
Format	Book
Publication Info	Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Description	viii, 240 pages : music ; 26 cm
Subjects	Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886--Criticism and interpretation. Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Étude en douze exercises Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Grandes études. Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Études d'exécution transcendante. Music--19th century. --History and criticism. Virtuosity in musical performance.

Contents	Ecology by numbers -- Of maps and materials -- Composing the performance -- Making and remaking -- Forms and reforms -- Suggestion and symbol -- Mazeppa times 7.
Abstract	This book is about three sets of etudes by Liszt: the Etude en douze exercises (1826), its reworking as Douzes Grandes Etudes (1837), and their reworking as Douzes etudes d'execution transcendante (1851). At the same time it is a book about nineteenth-century instrumental music in general, in that the three works invite the exploration of features characteristic of the early Romantic era in music. These include: a composer-performer culture, the concept of virtuosity, the significance of recomposition, music and the poetic, and the consolidation of a musical work-concept. A central concern is to illuminate the relationship between the work-concept and a performance- and genre-orientated musical culture. At the same time the book reflects on how we might make judgements of the 'Transcendentals,' of the Symphonic Poem Mazeppa (based on the fourth etude), and of Liszt's music in general.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-234) and index.
LCCN	2002031218
ISBN	0521814944

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