MUSIC 2251 Chapter Notes - Chapter 40: Franz Liszt, Ragtime
19 Oct 2018
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Ch 40 - piano triumphant: gottschalk and romantic virtuosity. Live musical performance included great displays of effort and expression. He was so famous lisztomania" became a craze. The 1st american to achieve intl fame as a classical composer. Liked to take popular or folk melodies and elaborate on them. His style is said to have anticipated ragtime music. Piano minstrelsy: the banjo (le banjo: fantasie grotesque) Melody = disjunct lines; melody alternates bt low and high range; coda features. Rhythm/meter = highly syncopated rhythms, regular 4-measure phrases. Form = 5-part form w 2 alternating sections (a-b-a-b-a + coda)
