| Course title | Franz Liszt: Music Is a Way of Life |
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| Course code | KMU/FL |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Seminary |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 5 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional, Optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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Liszt as Educator: Music is inseparable from personality Piano Sonata in B minor: Form is malleable clay Fantasy and Fugue on the chorale "Ad nos, ad salutarem undam": Music is spirit Transcendental Études: Music is love The letter of the score: Rules should be learned to be broken Liszt and religion: Music is passion Années de p?lerinage: Music is a journey The botanical roots of thematic transformation: Music and metamorphosis Metaphysics: The world is embodied music Liszt's compositional legacy: Reubke and Scriabin Liszt's pianistic legacy: Busoni and Horowitz Ballade: Liszt and Chopin in dialogue
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Learning outcomes |
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Liszt believed that the artist is inseparable from the person; for him, to be a virtuoso artist was to be a virtuoso human being. This conviction was grounded in his spiritual view of culture as the cultivation of such exemplary individuals. For Liszt, music was the highest expression of culture and the embodiment of his spiritual ideals: "It was not technicality as stick that Liszt pursued, but technicality as the language of the spirit." To become a true musician is to become spirit, for one cannot speak the language of spirit without first becoming it. To follow this journey is to walk the path of the virtuous (virtuoso) human being, living a meaningful life? what is often called, in philosophical terms, the ?good life". For Liszt, music was nothing less than the expression of such a life. Following Liszt's own example, this course explores his music as a way of life.
The course introduces students to Liszt's music, ideas, and lasting legacy. Accordingly, students will not only become familiar with his compositions but also understand them in a broader cultural context. This broader context encompasses everything from the world of literature (for example, Goethe) to his legacy among later composers and pianists such as Scriabin and Horowitz. |
| Prerequisites |
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unspecified
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Attendance: a maximum of two absences is allowed to accommodate for personal emergencies. Active participation in discussions. Passing a written test at the end of the semester. |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Musicology (2024) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2019) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Musicology (2019) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2024) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Musicology (2022) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Musicology (2019) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2024) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Science of Arts (2019) | Category: Theory and history of arts | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |