MUSC101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 40-41: Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Symphonie Fantastique, Franz Liszt
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Franz liszt was inspired by the virtuoso violinist niccol paganini to memorize the music he played. Following the lead of violin virtuoso paganini, liszt played his solo recitals entirely from memory. He also situated the piano parallel to the front of the stage. Gottschalk lived through the american civil war. The rhythm in gottschalk"s the banjo is conspicuously syncopated. Gottschalk wrote piano works based on north american musical traditions, among others. Louis moreau gottschalk is considered the first internationally acclaimed. Virtuoso piano performances featured flashy, technically difficult compositions. Gottschalk"s the banjo anticipates the syncopated piano style of ragtime. The nineteenth century was an age of great virtuoso pianists. In the nineteenth century the hungarian pianist and composer franz liszt created a new kind of musical event: the solo piano recital. Gottschalk refers to stephen foster"s camptown races near the end of.
