MUSI 3480 Lecture Notes - New German School, Symphonic Poem, Franz Liszt
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Performed in a concert not as a prelude to an opera: example, mendelssohn"s a midsummer night"s dream. Symphonic poem: very romantic idea, to inspire the listener. Preface that goes with the music so that you know what it"s about. It can portray a character or tell a story. Pick the text first and let the music be inspired by it. New german school of music: wagner and liszt (idea is that the music needs to be grand and tell a story). 1848: political situation in europe, all the revolutions, demands of the middle class on the monarchy, most of the revolutions weren"t very successful. Wagner was exiled and liszt took him out of dresden to paris to save him from execution. Dark tones, military themes, seeking for the pastoral and the calmness, looking for peace. 1848-1857: composed 12 symphonic poems: les preludes: 3rd symphonic poem 1854, overture for a choral work that was never published.
