“Beware of missing chances; otherwise it may be altogether too late some day.” Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
These words very much sum up the passion and drive of the piano virtuoso and musical innovator Franz Liszt, who was the creator of the symphonic poem, and a tireless promoter of the neo-romantic. Browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the fascinating works of Franz Liszt today!
Franz or Ferenc Liszt was born in Raiding, Hungary, where his father was the manager of the Esterházy estate. From his early childhood, he was tutored by the best artists of his time, firstly by pianist Carl Czerny and in composition by Antonio Salieri, and after his arrival in Paris by Ferdinando Paër and Anton Reicha.
As a teenager, Lizst conquered the Parisian salons, and the hearts of many a Parisian lady, with his virtuosic piano playing. After the death of his father in 1827, the young Liszt was left to fend for himself. Tough living conditions, and the ideals of the French Revolution, made him a strong and resilient personality. Liszt was inspired by many of his contemporaries, particularly Frédéric Chopin, Niccolo Paganini and Hector Berlioz.
In 1848, after two exciting decades as a solo pianist, Franz Liszt took up the position of Grand Duke’s Kapellmeister in Weimar. This was a move away from the fame and the spotlight, and a chance to explore and develop true artistic creation, and musical innovation. Thanks to him, Weimar became a progressive musical centre, and the focus of the neo-romantic school. His programmatic symphonies, symphonic poems, and his great piano compositions were mostly written in Weimar. Towards the end of his life, he travelled to Rome, Budapest and eventually Bayreuth, where he died suddenly in 1886, whilst composing and working as a teacher.
Franz Liszt is arguably best known for his programmatic symphonic compositions, be it his Faust or Dante symphonies, or his 13 symphonic poems, which many composers followed. Many however deem his piano and organ works to be equally important, and Liszt’s Piano Studies are frequently used by pianists both young and old.
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1198123
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1105328
Introduktion (Andante con espressione) und Thema (als Swing)
for: Accordion solo, accordion orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 694959
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1105327
a.k.a. No. 14
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1014791
for: 2 Alto Saxophones and Piano
Buch
Item no.: 1010888
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Item no.: 1621289
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 645062
for: Männerchor: TTBB
Choir score
Item no.: 869990
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 922117
Nr. 6 Thema mit Variationen (K 67)
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1640342
for: Concert band
Item no.: 1620528
for: Harmonium
Music score
Item no.: 1201893
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 921821
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 311708
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 271261
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 307118
for: Accordion
Single edition
Item no.: 220914
for: Piano
Item no.: 122264
for: Piano
Item no.: 200925
An den Wassern zu Babylon
for: Women's choir (SSAA) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 237236
S 27
Chorpartitur
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 235435
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 830169
National-Emerson Fred Bock
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1002665
Blasorchester
for: Concert band
Item no.: 1619911
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: Mixed choir (SSATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 931554
John Thompson's Students Series/Later Intermediate Level
for: Piano
Single edition
Item no.: 932573
Klassik
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 1195164
Tone Poem No. 3
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 770281
Piano Part enclosed
for: Piano
Music score, CD
Item no.: 364371
for: Male choir, orchestra
Item no.: 122223
Tone Poem No. 3
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 365591
Graduale aus der ungarischen Krönungsmesse
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 235455
for: Descant recorder, flute
Ensemble score, solo part
Item no.: 797230
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1105620
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1105621
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1065265
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1015249
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