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Composed by Clara
Wieck-Schumann, Franz
Schubert, and Robert
Schumann. Edited by
Nicholas Hopkins.
Collection. With Standard
notation. 128 pages. Carl
Fischer Music #PL1056.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.PL1056).
ISBN 9781491153390.
UPC: 680160910892.
Transcribed by Franz
Liszt.
Introduction
It is true that Schubert
himself is somewhat to
blame for the very
unsatisfactory manner in
which his admirable piano
pieces are treated. He
was too immoderately
productive, wrote
incessantly, mixing
insignificant with
important things, grand
things with mediocre
work, paid no heed to
criticism, and always
soared on his wings. Like
a bird in the air, he
lived in music and sang
in angelic fashion.
--Franz Liszt, letter to
Dr. S. Lebert (1868) Of
those compositions that
greatly interest me,
there are only Chopin's
and yours. --Franz Liszt,
letter to Robert Schumann
(1838) She [Clara
Schumann] was astounded
at hearing me. Her
compositions are really
very remarkable,
especially for a woman.
There is a hundred times
more creativity and real
feeling in them than in
all the past and present
fantasias by Thalberg.
--Franz Liszt, letter to
Marie d'Agoult (1838)
Chretien Urhan
(1790-1845) was a
Belgian-born violinist,
organist and composer who
flourished in the musical
life of Paris in the
early nineteenth century.
According to various
accounts, he was deeply
religious, harshly
ascetic and wildly
eccentric, though revered
by many important and
influential members of
the Parisian musical
community. Regrettably,
history has forgotten
Urhan's many musical
achievements, the most
important of which was
arguably his pioneering
work in promoting the
music of Franz Schubert.
He devoted much of his
energies to championing
Schubert's music, which
at the time was unknown
outside of Vienna.
Undoubtedly, Urhan was
responsible for
stimulating this
enthusiasm in Franz
Liszt; Liszt regularly
heard Urhan's organ
playing in the
St.-Vincent-de-Paul
church in Paris, and the
two became personal
acquaintances. At
eighteen years of age,
Liszt was on the verge of
establishing himself as
the foremost pianist in
Europe, and this
awakening to Schubert's
music would prove to be a
profound experience.
Liszt's first travels
outside of his native
provincial Hungary were
to Vienna in 1821-1823,
where his father enrolled
him in studies with Carl
Czerny (piano) and
Antonio Salieri (music
theory). Both men had
important involvements
with Schubert; Czerny
(like Urhan) as performer
and advocate of
Schubert's music and
Salieri as his theory and
composition teacher from
1813-1817. Curiously,
Liszt and Schubert never
met personally, despite
their geographical
proximity in Vienna
during these years.
Inevitably, legends later
arose that the two had
been personal
acquaintances, although
Liszt would dismiss these
as fallacious: I never
knew Schubert personally,
he was once quoted as
saying. Liszt's initial
exposure to Schubert's
music was the Lieder,
what Urhan prized most of
all. He accompanied the
tenor Benedict
Randhartinger in numerous
performances of
Schubert's Lieder and
then, perhaps realizing
that he could benefit the
composer more on his own
terms, transcribed a
number of the Lieder for
piano solo. Many of these
transcriptions he would
perform himself on
concert tour during the
so-called Glanzzeit, or
time of splendor from
1839-1847. This publicity
did much to promote
reception of Schubert's
music throughout Europe.
Once Liszt retired from
the concert stage and
settled in Weimar as a
conductor in the 1840s,
he continued to perform
Schubert's orchestral
music, his Symphony No. 9
being a particular
favorite, and is credited
with giving the world
premiere performance of
Schubert's opera Alfonso
und Estrella in 1854. At
this time, he
contemplated writing a
biography of the
composer, which
regrettably remained
uncompleted. Liszt's
devotion to Schubert
would never waver.
Liszt's relationship with
Robert and Clara Schumann
was far different and far
more complicated; by
contrast, they were all
personal acquaintances.
What began as a
relationship of mutual
respect and admiration
soon deteriorated into
one of jealousy and
hostility, particularly
on the Schumann's part.
Liszt's initial contact
with Robert's music
happened long before they
had met personally, when
Liszt published an
analysis of Schumann's
piano music for the
Gazette musicale in 1837,
a gesture that earned
Robert's deep
appreciation. In the
following year Clara met
Liszt during a concert
tour in Vienna and
presented him with more
of Schumann's piano
music. Clara and her
father Friedrich Wieck,
who accompanied Clara on
her concert tours, were
quite taken by Liszt: We
have heard Liszt. He can
be compared to no other
player...he arouses
fright and astonishment.
His appearance at the
piano is indescribable.
He is an original...he is
absorbed by the piano.
Liszt, too, was impressed
with Clara--at first the
energy, intelligence and
accuracy of her piano
playing and later her
compositions--to the
extent that he dedicated
to her the 1838 version
of his Etudes d'execution
transcendante d'apres
Paganini. Liszt had a
closer personal
relationship with Clara
than with Robert until
the two men finally met
in 1840. Schumann was
astounded by Liszt's
piano playing. He wrote
to Clara that Liszt had
played like a god and had
inspired indescribable
furor of applause. His
review of Liszt even
included a heroic
personification with
Napoleon. In Leipzig,
Schumann was deeply
impressed with Liszt's
interpretations of his
Noveletten, Op. 21 and
Fantasy in C Major, Op.
17 (dedicated to Liszt),
enthusiastically
observing that, I feel as
if I had known you twenty
years. Yet a variety of
events followed that
diminished Liszt's glory
in the eyes of the
Schumanns. They became
critical of the cult-like
atmosphere that arose
around his recitals, or
Lisztomania as it came to
be called; conceivably,
this could be attributed
to professional jealousy.
Clara, in particular,
came to loathe Liszt,
noting in a letter to
Joseph Joachim, I despise
Liszt from the depths of
my soul. She recorded a
stunning diary entry a
day after Liszt's death,
in which she noted, He
was an eminent keyboard
virtuoso, but a dangerous
example for the
young...As a composer he
was terrible. By
contrast, Liszt did not
share in these negative
sentiments; no evidence
suggests that he had any
ill-regard for the
Schumanns. In Weimar, he
did much to promote
Schumann's music,
conducting performances
of his Scenes from Faust
and Manfred, during a
time in which few
orchestras expressed
interest, and premiered
his opera Genoveva. He
later arranged a benefit
concert for Clara
following Robert's death,
featuring Clara as
soloist in Robert's Piano
Concerto, an event that
must have been
exhilarating to witness.
Regardless, her opinion
of him would never
change, despite his
repeated gestures of
courtesy and respect.
Liszt's relationship with
Schubert was a spiritual
one, with music being the
one and only link between
the two men. That with
the Schumanns was
personal, with music
influenced by a hero
worship that would
aggravate the
relationship over time.
Nonetheless, Liszt would
remain devoted to and
enthusiastic for the
music and achievements of
these composers. He would
be a vital force in
disseminating their music
to a wider audience, as
he would be with many
other composers
throughout his career.
His primary means for
accomplishing this was
the piano transcription.
Liszt and the
Transcription
Transcription versus
Paraphrase Transcription
and paraphrase were
popular terms in
nineteenth-century music,
although certainly not
unique to this period.
Musicians understood that
there were clear
distinctions between
these two terms, but as
is often the case these
distinctions could be
blurred. Transcription,
literally writing over,
entails reworking or
adapting a piece of music
for a performance medium
different from that of
its original; arrangement
is a possible synonym.
Adapting is a key part of
this process, for the
success of a
transcription relies on
the transcriber's ability
to adapt the piece to the
different medium. As a
result, the pre-existing
material is generally
kept intact, recognizable
and intelligible; it is
strict, literal,
objective. Contextual
meaning is maintained in
the process, as are
elements of style and
form. Paraphrase, by
contrast, implies
restating something in a
different manner, as in a
rewording of a document
for reasons of clarity.
In nineteenth-century
music, paraphrasing
indicated elaborating a
piece for purposes of
expressive virtuosity,
often as a vehicle for
showmanship. Variation is
an important element, for
the source material may
be varied as much as the
paraphraser's imagination
will allow; its purpose
is metamorphosis.
Transcription is adapting
and arranging;
paraphrasing is
transforming and
reworking. Transcription
preserves the style of
the original; paraphrase
absorbs the original into
a different style.
Transcription highlights
the original composer;
paraphrase highlights the
paraphraser.
Approximately half of
Liszt's compositional
output falls under the
category of transcription
and paraphrase; it is
noteworthy that he never
used the term
arrangement. Much of his
early compositional
activities were
transcriptions and
paraphrases of works of
other composers, such as
the symphonies of
Beethoven and Berlioz,
vocal music by Schubert,
and operas by Donizetti
and Bellini. It is
conceivable that he
focused so intently on
work of this nature early
in his career as a means
to perfect his
compositional technique,
although transcription
and paraphrase continued
well after the technique
had been mastered; this
might explain why he
drastically revised and
rewrote many of his
original compositions
from the 1830s (such as
the Transcendental Etudes
and Paganini Etudes) in
the 1850s. Charles Rosen,
a sympathetic interpreter
of Liszt's piano works,
observes, The new
revisions of the
Transcendental Etudes are
not revisions but concert
paraphrases of the old,
and their art lies in the
technique of
transformation. The
Paganini etudes are piano
transcriptions of violin
etudes, and the
Transcendental Etudes are
piano transcriptions of
piano etudes. The
principles are the same.
He concludes by noting,
Paraphrase has shaded off
into
composition...Composition
and paraphrase were not
identical for him, but
they were so closely
interwoven that
separation is impossible.
The significance of
transcription and
paraphrase for Liszt the
composer cannot be
overstated, and the
mutual influence of each
needs to be better
understood. Undoubtedly,
Liszt the composer as we
know him today would be
far different had he not
devoted so much of his
career to transcribing
and paraphrasing the
music of others. He was
perhaps one of the first
composers to contend that
transcription and
paraphrase could be
genuine art forms on
equal par with original
pieces; he even claimed
to be the first to use
these two terms to
describe these classes of
arrangements. Despite the
success that Liszt
achieved with this type
of work, others viewed it
with circumspection and
criticism. Robert
Schumann, although deeply
impressed with Liszt's
keyboard virtuosity, was
harsh in his criticisms
of the transcriptions.
Schumann interpreted them
as indicators that
Liszt's virtuosity had
hindered his
compositional development
and suggested that Liszt
transcribed the music of
others to compensate for
his own compositional
deficiencies.
Nonetheless, Liszt's
piano transcriptions,
what he sometimes called
partitions de piano (or
piano scores), were
instrumental in promoting
composers whose music was
unknown at the time or
inaccessible in areas
outside of major European
capitals, areas that
Liszt willingly toured
during his Glanzzeit. To
this end, the
transcriptions had to be
literal arrangements for
the piano; a Beethoven
symphony could not be
introduced to an
unknowing audience if its
music had been subjected
to imaginative
elaborations and
variations. The same
would be true of the 1833
transcription of
Berlioz's Symphonie
fantastique (composed
only three years
earlier), the
astonishingly novel
content of which would
necessitate a literal and
intelligible rendering.
Opera, usually more
popular and accessible
for the general public,
was a different matter,
and in this realm Liszt
could paraphrase the
original and manipulate
it as his imagination
would allow without
jeopardizing its
reception; hence, the
paraphrases on the operas
of Bellini, Donizetti,
Mozart, Meyerbeer and
Verdi. Reminiscence was
another term coined by
Liszt for the opera
paraphrases, as if the
composer were reminiscing
at the keyboard following
a memorable evening at
the opera. Illustration
(reserved on two
occasions for Meyerbeer)
and fantasy were
additional terms. The
operas of Wagner were
exceptions. His music was
less suited to paraphrase
due to its general lack
of familiarity at the
time. Transcription of
Wagner's music was thus
obligatory, as it was of
Beethoven's and Berlioz's
music; perhaps the
composer himself insisted
on this approach. Liszt's
Lieder Transcriptions
Liszt's initial
encounters with
Schubert's music, as
mentioned previously,
were with the Lieder. His
first transcription of a
Schubert Lied was Die
Rose in 1833, followed by
Lob der Tranen in 1837.
Thirty-nine additional
transcriptions appeared
at a rapid pace over the
following three years,
and in 1846, the Schubert
Lieder transcriptions
would conclude, by which
point he had completed
fifty-eight, the most of
any composer. Critical
response to these
transcriptions was highly
favorable--aside from the
view held by
Schumann--particularly
when Liszt himself played
these pieces in concert.
Some were published
immediately by Anton
Diabelli, famous for the
theme that inspired
Beethoven's variations.
Others were published by
the Viennese publisher
Tobias Haslinger (one of
Beethoven's and
Schubert's publishers in
the 1820s), who sold his
reserves so quickly that
he would repeatedly plead
for more. However,
Liszt's enthusiasm for
work of this nature soon
became exhausted, as he
noted in a letter of 1839
to the publisher
Breitkopf und Hartel:
That good Haslinger
overwhelms me with
Schubert. I have just
sent him twenty-four new
songs (Schwanengesang and
Winterreise), and for the
moment I am rather tired
of this work. Haslinger
was justified in his
demands, for the Schubert
transcriptions were
received with great
enthusiasm. One Gottfried
Wilhelm Fink, then editor
of the Allgemeine
musikalische Zeitung,
observed of these
transcriptions: Nothing
in recent memory has
caused such sensation and
enjoyment in both
pianists and audiences as
these arrangements...The
demand for them has in no
way been satisfied; and
it will not be until
these arrangements are
seen on pianos
everywhere. They have
indeed made quite a
splash. Eduard Hanslick,
never a sympathetic
critic of Liszt's music,
acknowledged thirty years
after the fact that,
Liszt's transcriptions of
Schubert Lieder were
epoch-making. There was
hardly a concert in which
Liszt did not have to
play one or two of
them--even when they were
not listed on the
program. These
transcriptions quickly
became some of his most
sough-after pieces,
despite their extreme
technical demands.
Leading pianists of the
day, such as Clara Wieck
and Sigismond Thalberg,
incorporated them into
their concert programs
immediately upon
publication. Moreover,
the transcriptions would
serve as inspirations for
other composers, such as
Stephen Heller, Cesar
Franck and later Leopold
Godowsky, all of whom
produced their own
transcriptions of
Schubert's Lieder. Liszt
would transcribe the
Lieder of other composers
as well, including those
by Mendelssohn, Chopin,
Anton Rubinstein and even
himself. Robert Schumann,
of course, would not be
ignored. The first
transcription of a
Schumann Lied was the
celebrated Widmung from
Myrten in 1848, the only
Schumann transcription
that Liszt completed
during the composer's
lifetime. (Regrettably,
there is no evidence of
Schumann's regard of this
transcription, or even if
he was aware of it.) From
the years 1848-1881,
Liszt transcribed twelve
of Robert Schumann's
Lieder (including one
orchestral Lied) and
three of Clara (one from
each of her three
published Lieder cycles);
he would transcribe no
other works of these two
composers. The Schumann
Lieder transcriptions,
contrary to those of
Schubert, are literal
arrangements, posing, in
general, far fewer
demands on the pianist's
technique. They are
comparatively less
imaginative in their
treatment of the original
material. Additionally,
they seem to have been
less valued in their day
than the Schubert
transcriptions, and it is
noteworthy that none of
the Schumann
transcriptions bear
dedications, as most of
the Schubert
transcriptions do. The
greatest challenge posed
by Lieder transcriptions,
regardless of the
composer or the nature of
the transcription, was to
combine the vocal and
piano parts of the
original such that the
character of each would
be preserved, a challenge
unique to this form of
transcription. Each part
had to be intact and
aurally recognizable, the
vocal line in particular.
Complications could be
manifold in a Lied that
featured dissimilar
parts, such as Schubert's
Auf dem Wasser zu singen,
whose piano accompaniment
depicts the rocking of
the boat on the
shimmering waves while
the vocal line reflects
on the passing of time.
Similar complications
would be encountered in
Gretchen am Spinnrade, in
which the ubiquitous
sixteenth-note pattern in
the piano's right hand
epitomizes the
ever-turning spinning
wheel over which the
soprano voice expresses
feelings of longing and
heartache. The resulting
transcriptions for solo
piano would place
exceptional demands on
the pianist. The
complications would be
far less imposing in
instances in which voice
and piano were less
differentiated, as in
many of Schumann's Lieder
that Liszt transcribed.
The piano parts in these
Lieder are true
accompaniments for the
voice, providing harmonic
foundation and rhythmic
support by doubling the
vocal line throughout.
The transcriptions, thus,
are strict and literal,
with far fewer demands on
both pianist and
transcriber. In all of
Liszt's Lieder
transcriptions,
regardless of the way in
which the two parts are
combined, the melody
(i.e. the vocal line) is
invariably the focal
point; the melody should
sing on the piano, as if
it were the voice. The
piano part, although
integral to contributing
to the character of the
music, is designed to
function as
accompaniment. A singing
melody was a crucial
objective in
nineteenth-century piano
performance, which in
part might explain the
zeal in transcribing and
paraphrasing vocal music
for the piano. Friedrich
Wieck, father and teacher
of Clara Schumann,
stressed this point
repeatedly in his 1853
treatise Clavier und
Gesang (Piano and Song):
When I speak in general
of singing, I refer to
that species of singing
which is a form of
beauty, and which is a
foundation for the most
refined and most perfect
interpretation of music;
and, above all things, I
consider the culture of
beautiful tones the basis
for the finest possible
touch on the piano. In
many respects, the piano
and singing should
explain and supplement
each other. They should
mutually assist in
expressing the sublime
and the noble, in forms
of unclouded beauty. Much
of Liszt's piano music
should be interpreted
with this concept in
mind, the Lieder
transcriptions and opera
paraphrases, in
particular. To this end,
Liszt provided numerous
written instructions to
the performer to
emphasize the vocal line
in performance, with
Italian directives such
as un poco marcato il
canto, accentuato assai
il canto and ben
pronunziato il canto.
Repeated indications of
cantando,singend and
espressivo il canto
stress the significance
of the singing tone. As
an additional means of
achieving this and
providing the performer
with access to the
poetry, Liszt insisted,
at what must have been a
publishing novelty at the
time, on printing the
words of the Lied in the
music itself. Haslinger,
seemingly oblivious to
Liszt's intent, initially
printed the poems of the
early Schubert
transcriptions separately
inside the front covers.
Liszt argued that the
transcriptions must be
reprinted with the words
underlying the notes,
exactly as Schubert had
done, a request that was
honored by printing the
words above the
right-hand staff. Liszt
also incorporated a
visual scheme for
distinguishing voice and
accompaniment, influenced
perhaps by Chopin, by
notating the
accompaniment in cue
size. His transcription
of Robert Schumann's
Fruhlings Ankunft
features the vocal line
in normal size, the piano
accompaniment in reduced
size, an unmistakable
guide in a busy texture
as to which part should
be emphasized: Example 1.
Schumann-Liszt Fruhlings
Ankunft, mm. 1-2. The
same practice may be
found in the
transcription of
Schumann's An die Turen
will ich schleichen. In
this piece, the performer
must read three staves,
in which the baritone
line in the central staff
is to be shared between
the two hands based on
the stem direction of the
notes: Example 2.
Schumann-Liszt An die
Turen will ich
schleichen, mm. 1-5. This
notational practice is
extremely beneficial in
this instance, given the
challenge of reading
three staves and the
manner in which the vocal
line is performed by the
two hands. Curiously,
Liszt did not use this
practice in other
transcriptions.
Approaches in Lieder
Transcription Liszt
adopted a variety of
approaches in his Lieder
transcriptions, based on
the nature of the source
material, the ways in
which the vocal and piano
parts could be combined
and the ways in which the
vocal part could sing.
One approach, common with
strophic Lieder, in which
the vocal line would be
identical in each verse,
was to vary the register
of the vocal part. The
transcription of Lob der
Tranen, for example,
incorporates three of the
four verses of the
original Lied, with the
register of the vocal
line ascending one octave
with each verse (from low
to high), as if three
different voices were
participating. By the
conclusion, the music
encompasses the entire
range of Liszt's keyboard
to produce a stunning
climactic effect, and the
variety of register of
the vocal line provides a
welcome textural variety
in the absence of the
words. The three verses
of the transcription of
Auf dem Wasser zu singen
follow the same approach,
in which the vocal line
ascends from the tenor,
to the alto and to the
soprano registers with
each verse.
Fruhlingsglaube adopts
the opposite approach, in
which the vocal line
descends from soprano in
verse 1 to tenor in verse
2, with the second part
of verse 2 again resuming
the soprano register;
this is also the case in
Das Wandern from
Mullerlieder. Gretchen am
Spinnrade posed a unique
problem. Since the poem's
narrator is female, and
the poem represents an
expression of her longing
for her lover Faust,
variation of the vocal
line's register, strictly
speaking, would have been
impractical. For this
reason, the vocal line
remains in its original
register throughout,
relentlessly colliding
with the sixteenth-note
pattern of the
accompaniment. One
exception may be found in
the fifth and final verse
in mm. 93-112, at which
point the vocal line is
notated in a higher
register and doubled in
octaves. This sudden
textural change, one that
is readily audible, was a
strategic means to
underscore Gretchen's
mounting anxiety (My
bosom urges itself toward
him. Ah, might I grasp
and hold him! And kiss
him as I would wish, at
his kisses I should
die!). The transcription,
thus, becomes a vehicle
for maximizing the
emotional content of the
poem, an exceptional
undertaking with the
general intent of a
transcription. Registral
variation of the vocal
part also plays a crucial
role in the transcription
of Erlkonig. Goethe's
poem depicts the death of
a child who is
apprehended by a
supernatural Erlking, and
Schubert, recognizing the
dramatic nature of the
poem, carefully depicted
the characters (father,
son and Erlking) through
unique vocal writing and
accompaniment patterns:
the Lied is a dramatic
entity. Liszt, in turn,
followed Schubert's
characterization in this
literal transcription,
yet took it an additional
step by placing the
register of the father's
vocal line in the
baritone range, that of
the son in the soprano
range and that of the
Erlking in the highest
register, options that
would not have been
available in the version
for voice and piano.
Additionally, Liszt
labeled each appearance
of each character in the
score, a means for
guiding the performer in
interpreting the dramatic
qualities of the Lied. As
a result, the drama and
energy of the poem are
enhanced in this
transcription; as with
Gretchen am Spinnrade,
the transcriber has
maximized the content of
the original. Elaboration
may be found in certain
Lieder transcriptions
that expand the
performance to a level of
virtuosity not found in
the original; in such
cases, the transcription
approximates the
paraphrase. Schubert's Du
bist die Ruh, a paradigm
of musical simplicity,
features an uncomplicated
piano accompaniment that
is virtually identical in
each verse. In Liszt's
transcription, the
material is subjected to
a highly virtuosic
treatment that far
exceeds the original,
including a demanding
passage for the left hand
alone in the opening
measures and unique
textural writing in each
verse. The piece is a
transcription in
virtuosity; its art, as
Rosen noted, lies in the
technique of
transformation.
Elaboration may entail an
expansion of the musical
form, as in the extensive
introduction to Die
Forelle and a virtuosic
middle section (mm.
63-85), both of which are
not in the original. Also
unique to this
transcription are two
cadenzas that Liszt
composed in response to
the poetic content. The
first, in m. 93 on the
words und eh ich es
gedacht (and before I
could guess it), features
a twisted chromatic
passage that prolongs and
thereby heightens the
listener's suspense as to
the fate of the trout
(which is ultimately
caught). The second, in
m. 108 on the words
Betrogne an (and my blood
boiled as I saw the
betrayed one), features a
rush of
diminished-seventh
arpeggios in both hands,
epitomizing the poet's
rage at the fisherman for
catching the trout. Less
frequent are instances in
which the length of the
original Lied was
shortened in the
transcription, a tendency
that may be found with
certain strophic Lieder
(e.g., Der Leiermann,
Wasserflut and Das
Wandern). Another
transcription that
demonstrates Liszt's
readiness to modify the
original in the interests
of the poetic content is
Standchen, the seventh
transcription from
Schubert's
Schwanengesang. Adapted
from Act II of
Shakespeare's Cymbeline,
the poem represents the
repeated beckoning of a
man to his lover. Liszt
transformed the Lied into
a miniature drama by
transcribing the vocal
line of the first verse
in the soprano register,
that of the second verse
in the baritone register,
in effect, creating a
dialogue between the two
lovers. In mm. 71-102,
the dialogue becomes a
canon, with one voice
trailing the other like
an echo (as labeled in
the score) at the
distance of a beat. As in
other instances, the
transcription resembles
the paraphrase, and it is
perhaps for this reason
that Liszt provided an
ossia version that is
more in the nature of a
literal transcription.
The ossia version, six
measures shorter than
Schubert's original, is
less demanding
technically than the
original transcription,
thus representing an
ossia of transcription
and an ossia of piano
technique. The Schumann
Lieder transcriptions, in
general, display a less
imaginative treatment of
the source material.
Elaborations are less
frequently encountered,
and virtuosity is more
restricted, as if the
passage of time had
somewhat tamed the
composer's approach to
transcriptions;
alternatively, Liszt was
eager to distance himself
from the fierce
virtuosity of his early
years. In most instances,
these transcriptions are
literal arrangements of
the source material, with
the vocal line in its
original form combined
with the accompaniment,
which often doubles the
vocal line in the
original Lied. Widmung,
the first of the Schumann
transcriptions, is one
exception in the way it
recalls the virtuosity of
the Schubert
transcriptions of the
1830s. Particularly
striking is the closing
section (mm. 58-73), in
which material of the
opening verse (right
hand) is combined with
the triplet quarter notes
(left hand) from the
second section of the
Lied (mm. 32-43), as if
the transcriber were
attempting to reconcile
the different material of
these two sections.
Fruhlingsnacht resembles
a paraphrase by
presenting each of the
two verses in differing
registers (alto for verse
1, mm. 3-19, and soprano
for verse 2, mm. 20-31)
and by concluding with a
virtuosic section that
considerably extends the
length of the original
Lied. The original
tonalities of the Lieder
were generally retained
in the transcriptions,
showing that the tonality
was an important part of
the transcription
process. The infrequent
instances of
transposition were done
for specific reasons. In
1861, Liszt transcribed
two of Schumann's Lieder,
one from Op. 36 (An den
Sonnenschein), another
from Op. 27 (Dem roten
Roslein), and merged
these two pieces in the
collection 2 Lieder; they
share only the common
tonality of A major. His
choice for combining
these two Lieder remains
unknown, but he clearly
recognized that some
tonal variety would be
needed, for which reason
Dem roten Roslein was
transposed to C>= major.
The collection features
An den Sonnenschein in A
major (with a transition
to the new tonality),
followed by Dem roten
Roslein in C>= major
(without a change of key
signature), and
concluding with a reprise
of An den Sonnenschein in
A major. A three-part
form was thus established
with tonal variety
provided by keys in third
relations (A-C>=-A); in
effect, two of Schumann's
Lieder were transcribed
into an archetypal song
without words. In other
instances, Liszt treated
tonality and tonal
organization as important
structural ingredients,
particularly in the
transcriptions of
Schubert's Lieder cycles,
i.e. Schwanengesang,
Winterreise a...
Scott Joplin Reconsidered. Composed by Scott Joplin (1868-1917). Edited by L...(+)
Scott Joplin
Reconsidered.
Composed by Scott Joplin
(1868-1917). Edited by
Lara
Downes. Collection.
Theodore
Presser Company
#440-40028.
Published by Theodore
Presser
Company
Arranged by Nancy and Randall Faber. For Piano. PreTime to BigTime Piano Supplem...(+)
Arranged by Nancy and
Randall Faber. For Piano.
PreTime to BigTime Piano
Supplementary Lib Sacred.
Hymns. Level: 2A. Book.
Published by The FJH
Music Company Inc.
Piano SKU: HL.50566021 For Piano. Composed by Maurice Ravel. Editi...(+)
Piano
SKU:
HL.50566021
For
Piano. Composed by
Maurice Ravel. Editions
Durand. Classical.
Softcover. Editions
Durand #DR01676600.
Published by Editions
Durand (HL.50566021).
ISBN 9781705190364.
UPC:
196288126133.
Mauri
ce Ravel seems to have
been particularly
attracted to the musical
atmosphere of Vienna.
Between embarking on a
work in 1906 which was to
be called Wien, and
completing it in 1920 as
La Valse, in 1911 he
wrote the Valses nobles
et sentimentales for
piano. He then
orchestrated the Valses
in 1912, which at the
same time became a ballet
with the title of
Adelaide ou le langage
des fleurs.
Joplin's Greatest Rags for Easy Piano with CD composed by Scott Joplin (1868-191...(+)
Joplin's Greatest Rags
for Easy Piano with CD
composed by Scott Joplin
(1868-1917). Arranged by
James Progris. For easy
piano. This edition:
Paperback. Collection.
Ragtime. Easy. Book and
CD. Text Language:
English. 64 pages.
Published by Santorella
Publications
Solace, Entertainer and Maple Leaf Rag * 3 in 1 * Original Piano Solo composed b...(+)
Solace, Entertainer and
Maple Leaf Rag * 3 in 1 *
Original Piano Solo
composed by Scott Joplin
(1868-1917). For piano
solo. This edition:
Paperback. Solo. Ragtime.
Sheet Music. Text
Language: English. 12
pages. Published by
Santorella Publications
Piano - very easy to easy SKU: M7.ART-42104 26 leichte und sehr leicht...(+)
Piano - very easy to easy
SKU: M7.ART-42104
26 leichte und sehr
leichte Klavierstücke
für Kinder &
Erwachsene. Composed
by Tatjana Davidoff.
Score with online audio
files. 44 pages. MDS
(Music Distribution
Services) #ART 42104.
Published by MDS (Music
Distribution Services)
(M7.ART-42104).
ISBN
9783866421042.
Du
hast Schwierigkeiten
Noten zu lesen? Besonders
der Bassschlüssel
bereitet Dir
Schwierigkeiten? Du
stehst auf
gefühlvolle, schön
klingende Klaviermusik?
'Deine Noten, Dein
Klavier, Deine Musik'
enthält 26 leichte und
sehr leichte
Klavierstücke, die
fast nur in Viertelnoten
geschrieben sind und
dennoch anspruchsvoll
klingen. Dadurch hast Du
die Möglichkeit Noten
fehlerfrei zu erlernen
und gleichzeitig legst Du
den Grundstein für
einen sicheren Umgang mit
dem Violin- und dem
Bassschlüssel. In
allen Stücken sind die
Fingersätze und der
Pedaleinsatz
ausführlich
gekennzeichnet. Die
Begleitung mit der linken
Hand beschränkt sich
auf einzelne ganze Noten,
damit Du Dich auf Deine
Fingerhaltung, Deinen
deutlichen und sauberen
Anschlag sowie auf die
Koordination Deiner
Finger konzentrieren
kannst. Die einfachen
Dur- und Mollharmonien
sind zudem
abwechslungsreich
gestaltet und schulen
Dein Gehör. Da Du die
hier gesammelten
Stücke ohne
Schwierigkeiten spielen
kannst, empfindest Du das
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Mühsames oder
Anstrengendes - ganz im
Gegenteil: Du erlebst das
Klavierspielen so, wie
wir es lernen und spielen
wollen. Als eine
wundervolle Art und
Weise, die eigenen
Gefühle in Musik
auszudrücken. Der
optionale Download dient
als praktische Lernhilfe
und soll eine Anregung
dafür sein, wie diese
Klavierstücke beim
Spielen klingen
könnten.
Entertainer and Maple Leaf * 2 in 1 * Easy Piano Solo composed by Scott Joplin (...(+)
Entertainer and Maple
Leaf * 2 in 1 * Easy
Piano Solo composed by
Scott Joplin (1868-1917).
Arranged by Tony
Santorella. For easy
piano solo. This edition:
Paperback. Solo. Ragtime.
Sheet Music. Text
Language: English. 12
pages. Published by
Santorella Publications
Entertainer and Maple Leaf Rag * 2 in 1 * Original Piano Solo by Scott Joplin ...(+)
Entertainer and Maple
Leaf Rag * 2 in 1 *
Original Piano Solo by
Scott Joplin (1868-1917).
For piano solo. This
edition: Paperback. Solo.
Ragtime. Sheet Music.
Text Language: English.
12 pages. Published by
Santorella Publications
Piano Solo - Easy-Intermediate SKU: FP.FBS03 Composed by Sarah Baker. She...(+)
Piano Solo -
Easy-Intermediate
SKU:
FP.FBS03
Composed by
Sarah Baker. Sheet Music
and Books. Nine pieces
on a day time theme
for solo piano, by Sarah
Baker. Suggested grade
4-5. Classical.
Collection. Forsyths
Publications #FBS03.
Published by Forsyths
Publications (FP.FBS03).
ISBN
9790570500192.
Sara
h Baker is Vocal Composer
in Residence at Education
Music Services, an ABRSM
examiner and a well known
composer of songs and
musicals for primary
schools and massed-choral
events.
All this
experience has come
together in the creation
of this album of piano
pieces, inspired by
growing up in the
Chiltern Hills. Suitable
for players of around
grade 4-5 standard, her
evocative sound pieces
describe a crash-landing
hot air balloon, garden
invading cows and a even
a snake in a
pond!
Air
Balloon!: One vivid
memory I have as a child
is of the day that a hot
air balloon passed over
our house and made an
emergency landing on the
road in front! The sound
of the gas being blown
into the balloon to try
to keep it high enough to
pass the house sounded so
loud and intimidating,
and then there was the
bustle of the neighbours
as we all went out into
the street to watch. It
was both terrifying and
exhilarating to watch the
balloon float past and
then land so near
by.
Buzzards
Circling: There is
something so calming and
restful about watching
birds of prey circling in
the thermal currents of a
summer sky. Growing up in
the Chilterns gave me
plenty of opportunity to
watch buzzards and red
kites. This piano solo
captures the beauty of
their flight as they
glide so effortlessly
through the
air.
There’
s A Cow In The Garden
Eating The Flowers:
Inspired by the memory of
seeing an unexpected cow
in the garden! This
surreal image is captured
in a quirky waltz, as I
portray both the
absurdity of the moment
and the sense of wonder I
felt as a child, looking
out of the window and
seeing the cow walking
round and eating the
flowers. The final phrase
articulates my longing:
‘I wish it would
come
again’.
Wat
ching The World Go By: A
short, reflective piece,
remembering what it was
like to have time to just
sit and watch the world
go by from my bedroom
window.
Autumn
Skies: A miniature about
the beauty of Autumn
skies and the poignant
sense of loss for a
summer gone. Friends I
was fortunate to have
several children of my
own age living close by.
We seemed to be forever
making dens, playing out
in the street and
generally enjoying each
other’s company.
This piece reflects that
sense of
well-being.
Snake
In The Pond: One hot
summer I was astonished
and scared to see a grass
snake cooling off in our
garden pond! I watched,
both horrified and
fascinated, as it rose up
from the depths and then
disappeared again. Here I
portray the sense of the
hazy summer afternoon as
I peacefully watched the
tiny movements of fish in
the pond, contrasted with
the fear and excitement
of seeing the snake
appear.
Morning
Commute: I recollect many
mornings stuck in traffic
as my Dad took me to
school on his way to
work. There is one main
road out of the village
where I grew up, and that
got more and more
congested the closer we
got to the town. We may
not have chatted a lot,
but it was always good to
be together with my Dad,
lost in our own
thoughts.
The
Witch’s Cottage:
My siblings and I had a
fascination with a small
cottage nearby. It was
set back from the road in
a dark part of the woods
and we called it 'the
witch's cottage’.
Every time we passed, I
imagined I heard the
distant cackle of the
witch and wished I could
catch a glimpse of
her.
These pieces
are written to complement
my other collection,
Night Time Impressions,
which also draw on
childhood recollections,
particularly of the woods
behind the house where I
grew up. - Sarah Baker
2023.
Holiday Time Piano seul - Intermédiaire Forsyth Publications
Piano Solo - Easy-Intermediate SKU: FP.FNH02 Composed by Heller Nicholls....(+)
Piano Solo -
Easy-Intermediate
SKU:
FP.FNH02
Composed by
Heller Nicholls. Sheet
Music and Books. Holiday
Time is a joyous piece
written as one in a
series of nine
compositions for piano by
prolific 19th-20th
Century British composer
Heller Nicholls.
Suggested grade 3-4.
Classical. Score.
Forsyths Publications
#FNH02. Published by
Forsyths Publications
(FP.FNH02).
ISBN
9790570504244.
Holi
day Time is a joyous
piece written as one in a
series of nine
compositions for piano by
prolific 19th-20th
Century British composer
Heller Nicholls.
Suggested grade
3-4.
British
composer (William) Heller
Nicholls (1874-1939) was
born in Derbyshire, but
latterly lived in
Gloucestershire, and was
a music master at Dean
Close School near
Cheltenham. One of his
pupils there was the poet
James Elroy Flecker.
Nicholls was a prolific
arranger, and writer of
educational music, but
also wrote light opera
and orchestral music.
Piano SKU: HL.14036975 Piano Solo. Composed by Pelle Gudmundsen-ho...(+)
Piano
SKU:
HL.14036975
Piano
Solo. Composed by
Pelle
Gudmundsen-holmgreen.
Music Sales America.
Classical. Book
[Softcover]. 8 pages.
Music Sales #KP00638.
Published by Music Sales
(HL.14036975).
ISBN
9788759868010.
Danish.
Pelle
Gudmundsen-Holmgreen 3
EPIGRAMS'3 Epigrams'
(1963) came into
existence following my
piece for chamber
orchestra 'Chronos'
(1962). My purpose with
these pieces (and others
of the same period) was
to explore the sound
experiences of serialism
in space and time but
without using the
original and fundamental
substance of serialism -
the tone row. The
chromatic space was
constituted by four
identical and
complementary tone
columns (established by
transposition). The time
was divided into 25
different sizes,
plasticly conceived and
graphically notated.
These distances were then
divided in 25 new
distances in the same
proportions etc ... into
smaller and smaller
durations completely
hierarchally carried
through. This time
division, 'rhythm',
de-termines the gradual
or sudden shifts from one
tone column to
another.The 3 Epigrams
became a little play of
my own with this material
and the work is,
therefore, quite clear to
read and easy to play - a
kind of bagatelle,
really.I am now afraid
that a classic situation
is emerging: If this
programme note is any
longer it will take more
time to read this than it
will take to play the
three pieces.Pelle
Gudmundsen-Holmgreen.
Chamber Ensemble Baritone Saxophone, Percussion, Piano SKU: PE.EP14481 (+)
Chamber Ensemble Baritone
Saxophone, Percussion,
Piano
SKU:
PE.EP14481
Trio
for Baritone Saxophone,
Percussion and Piano.
Composed by Rebecca
Saunders. Baritone
Saxophone, Percussion,
Piano; Solo Small
Ensembles; Trio. Form:
Trio. Classical;
Contemporary. Score. 28
pages. Edition Peters
#98-EP14481. Published by
Edition Peters
(PE.EP14481).
Piano SKU: BT.EMBZ15150 Tagebucheintragungen, persönliche Botschaft...(+)
Piano
SKU:
BT.EMBZ15150
Tagebucheintragungen,
persönliche
Botschaften. Composed
by Gyorgy Kurtag.
Contemporary Music. Book
Only. Composed 2021. 72
pages. Editio Musica
Budapest #EMBZ15150.
Published by Editio
Musica Budapest
(BT.EMBZ15150).
English-German-Hungari
an.
The piano
series entitled Games,
written from 1973
onwards, was conceived as
a piano method. As the
years went by, the series
lost its didactic
character, at it came to
be seen as a document
from Kurtág's
workshop, offering a key
to his grander symphonic,
chamber and vocal works
as well.Tenth volume is
divided into two parts:
In the first half,
earlier, hitherto
unpublished pieces line
up from Suite, written in
1943, to the 1980s,
providing insight into
the development of
Kurtág's musical
language. The second half
includes pieces composed
between 2002 and 2011.
The movements, often
aphorismic in their
briefness, hide
associations with various
aspects of European music
history.Many of them are
hommage or in memoriam
pieces, or subjective
personal messages to
friends, colleagues, and
beloved family members -
and thereby to all
music-loving people. This
publication is printed on
high quality, durable
paper made from renewable
raw materials in an
environmentally friendly
way.
Piano solo SKU: LB.206 Composed by David Lovrien. Piano solo. Lovebird Mu...(+)
Piano solo
SKU:
LB.206
Composed by
David Lovrien. Piano
solo. Lovebird Music
#206. Published by
Lovebird Music (LB.206).
The rags in
this collection are early
compositions of David
Lovrien, written when he
was as young as 16 years
old. Interlochen was
written in 1980 and is
dedicated to his
girlfriend of that summer
at the National Music
Camp at Interlochen,
Michigan. It also owes a
debt to another friend,
Gregory Loselle, whose
Broadway-musical-in-progr
ess inspired the trio
melody. Lewisville (1987)
is subtitled A Slow Drag
– referring to the
specific ragtime dance
style and probably not
the character of the town
of Lewisville, Texas
where the composer lived
when it was written. A
Shy Smile (1979) was
written after meeting a
particularly cute french
horn player in San
Antonio, Texas during the
TMEA All-State
convention.
Piano Solo Piano/Keyboard - Intermediate SKU: HL.1329355 Composed by Vari...(+)
Piano Solo Piano/Keyboard
- Intermediate
SKU:
HL.1329355
Composed
by Various. Arranged by
Kevin Olson. Piano Solo
Songbook. Disney, Movies,
Pop. Softcover. 40 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.1329355).
ISBN
9798350112979. UPC:
196288184539. 9.0x12.0
inches.
13
fantastic pop piano solo
arrangements by Kevin
Olson, perfect for a
recital, your YouTube
channel, or just chilling
in your living room.
Includes the latest hits
from the mega movie
Barbie, like â??Dance
the Nightâ? and
â??What Was I Made
For,â? as well as
other big hits like Jack
Black's dramatic
â??Peaches,â? 007's
â??No Time to Die,â?
The Little Mermaid's
â??Wild Uncharted
Watersâ? and so much
more!
Piano SKU: M7.DUX-645 Das Notenbuch zum gleichnamigen Album mit allen ...(+)
Piano
SKU:
M7.DUX-645
Das
Notenbuch zum
gleichnamigen Album mit
allen 14 Titeln.
Composed by Dirk Maassen.
Sheet music. 76 pages.
Edition Dux Verlag #DUX
645. Published by Edition
Dux Verlag (M7.DUX-645).
ISBN
9783868494013.
FÃ
r sein neues Album
»Time« hat sich
Dirk Maassen in eine
abgelegene Berghütte
zurückgezogen, um in
der Einsamkeit und Stille
seine innere Melodie und
sein wahres »Ich«
zu finden. Auf
ausgedehnten
Spaziergängen fand er
zu sich selbst. »Das
Leben in den Bergen
reduziert alles auf seine
wahre Essenz und diese
einfache, grundlegende
Welt eröffnet so viel
Raum, um sein wahres
Selbst zu finden«
erklärt er. In dieser
Umgebung konnte Maassen
seine »innere
Melodie« finden und
sie auf natürliche
Weise ins Bewusstsein
aufsteigen zu lassen:
»dann kommt alles
zusammen, und es
geschieht etwas
Magisches«. Diese
Magie bildet die
Grundlage für alle
vierzehn Klavierstücke
des Albums »Time«.
Dirk Maassen zeigt sich
dabei abermals als
Meister musikalischer
Stimmungen und wechselt
von trauriger, sanfter
Melancholie zu
strahlendem Optimismus.
Ein stilles Gefühl der
Ehrfurcht zieht sich
durch alle 14 Stücke,
von der eindringlichen,
zerbrechlichen
Schönheit von
»Ascending« bis zum
kargen, aber hellen
»Mountains«.
Piano SKU: IG.PFF201 Composed by Tom Anderson. Score. Imagine Music Publi...(+)
Piano
SKU:
IG.PFF201
Composed by
Tom Anderson. Score.
Imagine Music Publishing
#PFF201. Published by
Imagine Music Publishing
(IG.PFF201).
9 x 12
inches.
I was
introduced to Scott
Joplin's ragtime by my
piano instructor. I fell
in love with
Joplin’s rags and
became steeped in his
style of music. Although
I learned many of his
rags, I found them quite
challenging to play.
Later, when I started
composing, I decided I'd
write good ragtime pieces
that were accessible to
intermediate level
players like myself. I
hope I have achieved this
goal and that you enjoy
playing my ragtime piano
pieces.
Piano SKU: SU.12800086 For Piano. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bac...(+)
Piano
SKU:
SU.12800086
For
Piano. Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Keyboard,
Piano/Harpsichord. Music
Theory. Score. Subito
Music Corporation
#12800086. Published by
Subito Music Corporation
(SU.12800086).
BachScholar
Editions Vol. 86: BACH
MEETS RAGTIME: 10
Four-Part Chorales
Arranged (Volume 2) (41
pages) was born out of
classic ragtime and
related style
improvisations on
selected four-part
chorales by J.S. Bach.
These arrangements
transform Bach’s
short chorales into
exciting and idiomatic
concert pieces for piano
while fully retaining the
chorales’ original
melodies and harmonies.
Styles encountered in
this collection include
two-step rags, cake walk,
waltz, etude, cool swing,
march macabre, and
hoedown. The ten pieces
have been assembled in a
strategic order so that
they may be played in
succession as an
effective concert cycle.
In addition, they may be
played singly or in pairs
and groups as the
performer sees fit. A
complete performance
lasts approximately 36
minutes. This collection
is ideal for piano
students, teachers, and
concert artists who seek
fresh, new, and creative
material for study and
performance.
Keyboard/Theory Published
by: BachScholar.
Piano - Grade 4 SKU: HL.14005474 Composed by William Busch. Music Sales A...(+)
Piano - Grade 4
SKU:
HL.14005474
Composed
by William Busch. Music
Sales America. Classical.
Book [Softcover]. Music
Sales #CT02213. Published
by Music Sales
(HL.14005474).
Gigue was the
first major Piano work
composed by William Busch
in 1923. Gigue showed
incredible skill and
virtuosity for a composer
who at the time was on 22
years old.
Keyboard (Lesson Book). Published by Alfred Publishing. Beautifully presented an...(+)
Keyboard (Lesson Book).
Published by Alfred
Publishing. Beautifully
presented and
intelligently paced, the
Lesson Books combine
unusually attractive
music and lyrics. The
books feature note
reading, rhythm reading,
sight-reading and
technical workouts. Each
piece on the CD was
recorded at a performance
tempo and a slower
practice tempo.
By Biscardi. For piano solo. In Time's Unfolding was written in 2000 for the 70t...(+)
By Biscardi. For piano
solo. In Time's Unfolding
was written in 2000 for
the 70th Anniversary of
the Music Library
Association. Duration 6.5
minutes. Published by
C.F. Peters.
Piano Accompaniment Orchestra; Piano (Piano) SKU: HL.48011548 Composed by...(+)
Piano Accompaniment
Orchestra; Piano (Piano)
SKU: HL.48011548
Composed by Peter
Wastall. Boosey & Hawkes
Orchestra. Classical,
Contemporary. Boosey &
Hawkes #M060096075.
Published by Boosey &
Hawkes (HL.48011548).
UPC:
073999740639.
Sessi
on Time is an album of
solos that expand to
create opportunities for
exciting group
music-making. Each piece
can be played as a solo
or as a group piece. The
optional ensemble parts
extend the harmonic and
musical structure of each
piece, enabling each
performer to play an
important part in the
group.