Franz Liszt

Julie McCarthy
Guitar
P6
 Franz Liszt Biography:
Franz Liszt was born on October 22
in the year 1811.

He was recognized as a prodigy at

age six.

His father Adam was in an orchestra

and taught Franz Liszt piano.

In the year 1822 he got a new

teacher who taught him musical
composition named Antonio Salieri.
Antonio Salier also let him stay in
Vienna to continue lessons with him
and Carl.
Photo of the Parliament in Budapest, Hungary

Later he traveled to paris to practice

more piano.
 Events that Shaped his Music:

In
In the
the year
year 1826
1826 his
his dad
dad died
died leaving
leaving him
him with
with his
his mother
mother at
at
the
the age
age of
of fifteen.
fifteen. After
After this
this catastrophic
catastrophic event,
event, he
he turned
turned to
to
teach
teach public
public lessons
lessons inin Paris.
Paris. He
He began
began to
to question
question his
his
profession
profession and
and lost
lost interest
interest in
in music.
music. But
But eventually
eventually got
got back.
back.

He
He met
met the
the violinist
violinist named
named Paganni,
Paganni, and
and believed
believed there
there may
may be
be
aa similar
similar technique
technique for
for piano.
piano. He
He uses
uses the
the techniques
techniques Paganni
Paganni
used
used in
in his
his album
album Album
Album d'un
d'un Voyageur
Voyageur

Franz’s House in Hungary

He
He Tours
Tours all
all over
over europe
europe for
for all
all of
of his
his concerts.
concerts.

He
He then
then finds
finds aa wife
wife named
named Marie
Marie and
and had
had three
three children.
children.

Franz
Franz gets
gets convinced
convinced by
by Princess
Princess Carolyn
Carolyn to
to retire
retire and
and moves
moves
to
to Weimar
Weimar and
and becomes
becomes aa Kapellmister
Kapellmister

Franz’s 2nd Wife Princess Carolyn Paganni, His inspiration.

 Events that Shaped his Music:

Decides to stop being a Kapellmaster because

of the attacks from the conservative
romantics.

He coulden’t marry Caroyline because of un-

submitted divorce papers to his other wife
Marie.

In Budapest he starts a music conservatory

and is elected as the first president.

Later he died of pneumonia in the year 1886

on July 31stst
Franz Liszt, 1876
 Video Links!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD6xMyuZls0
Paganni's song with Franz's transposition to piano
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yPu8t6Gz48
Paganni's real version!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW_MAQj0aIA
Another Piece of Franz Liszt if we have time...
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