In Celebration of the Human Voice - The Essential Musical Instrument

Franz Liszt

Born: 1811. Died: 1886. Lived in: Hungary

Liszt was born in the village of Doborjan, near Sopron, Hungary, in what was then the Austrian Empire (Doborjan is now Raiding in Austria after the Treaty of Trianon of 1920). His baptism record is in Latin and lists his first name as Franciscus. The Hungarian variant Ferenc is often used, though Liszt never used this himself. His father, Adam Liszt, was Hungarian and his mother was Austrian-born Anna Liszt, nee Lagen.

Liszt displayed incredible talent at a young age, easily sight-reading multiple staves at once. His father, who worked at the court of Count Esterhazy, gave him his first music lessons when he was six years old. Local aristocrats noticed his talent and enabled him to travel to Vienna and later to Paris with his family. As a result, Liszt never fully learned Hungarian; his later letters and diaries show that he came to regret this deeply. One letter to his mother begins in faltering Hungarian, and after an apology continues in French (his preferred language).

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Songbooks, Arrangements and/or Media

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Franz Liszt : 12 Songs - Low Voice

Contents: Mignon's Lied - Es war ein Konig in Thule - Es muss ein Wunderbares sein - Freudvoll und Leidvoll - Die Schlusselblumen - In Liebeslust - Die Loreley - Du bist wie eine Blume - Oh! Quand je dors - S'il est un charmant gazon - Kling' leise, mein Lied - Die drei Zigeuner.

Songlist: Song Of Mignon (Liszt F), There Was A King In Thule(Liszt), Es Muss Ein Wunderbares Sein, Joyful And Woeful (Liszt F), Primroses, The (Liszt F), In Love's Delight (Liszt F), The Loreley, Ah Sweet As Any Flower (Liszt F), O While I Sleep (Liszt F), If There Be Charming Lawn(Liszt), Breathe Lightly My Lay (Liszt), Three Gypsies, The (Liszt F)

Franz Liszt : Psalm 13

Tenor, choir, and organ.

Franz Liszt : 12 Songs - High Voice

Franz Liszt : Missa Choralis-satb(l)

Franz Liszt : Missa Choralis

The Missa Choralis for Chorus and Organ was written by Franz Liszt while in Rome in 1865 during a period of study and composition of church music. Liszt especially admired Palestrina and found fascination in the use of plainchant and medieval modal tonalities. The setting of the Missa Choralis follows 18th century tradition, such as was used by Haydn and Mozart. Choral Score in Latin. Includes: Kyrie * Gloria * Credo * Sanctus * Benedictus * Agnus Dei.

Franz Liszt : Via Crucis

A Choral Worship Cantata in SATB with SATB Soli voicing, composed by Franz Liszt.

Franz Liszt : Songs, Volume I

Songs of 1843 and 1844, including first setting of Oh! quand je dors. The comb binding creates a lay-flat book that is perfect for study and performance.

Franz Liszt : Songs, Volume II (Nos. 14-25)

Eleven Songs from 1847-1849, including one in two settings. Eight songs to German texts, and the first versions of the three Petrarch Sonnets with Italian text.

Franz Liszt : Songs, Volume III

Twenty-two Songs, including two versions of Mignon's Lied and several second settings of earlier songs. Composed from 1850 - 1860. All with German text.

Franz Liszt : Songs, Volume V

Written from 1860 to 1879. Twenty-five songs, all with German text. Two also have French, and one each has Italian, Hungarian and English Text (Go Not, Happy Day).