Return to search

Franz Liszt's Via Crucis: in search of a new style.

Jenny Liu Ng Mui. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 123-128). / INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / PART I LISZT'S RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT AND HIS POSITION IN 19TH-CENTURY CHURCH MUSIC REFORM / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Liszt's religious development --- p.5 / The influence of Adam Liszt / The first religious outburst / The influence of the Saint-Simonians / The influence of the Abbe de Lammenais / The influence of Princess Wittgenstein / The Abbe Liszt / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Liszt's position in 19th-century church music reform --- p.13 / The Cecilian Movement / Liszt's ideal of church music / Liszt's sacred choral works / The evolution of Liszt's church music reform / The reception of Liszt's sacred choral works / "PART II LISZT'S VIA CRUCIS: COMPOSITIONAL BACKGROUND, RECEPTION AND TEXT" / Chapter Chapter 3 --- The compositional background and reception of Via Crucis --- p.26 / Liszt's late years / Date and place of composition / The influence of artworks on the composition / The reception of Via Crucis / Chapter Chapter 4 --- The text of Via Crucis --- p.32 / Biblical excerpts / Verses from Latin hymns / The German chorales / The text of Via Crucis as compared with traditional Passions / PART III UNITY AND CONTRAST IN VIA CRUCIS / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Thematic design in Via Crucis --- p.42 / Thematic cross-reference / The Cross motif / Jesus' theme / Veronica's theme / Large-scale repetition / The Prelude and Station XIV / The theme of the procession / Stations III, VII and IX / Stations IV and XIII / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Harmonic design in Via Crucis --- p.54 / The structural importance of the tritone / Station V / Station XI / The six monologues / The broad layout / The emphasis on the use of symmetric structures / Station II / Station IV / Station VIII / Station X / Station XII / Chapter Chapter 7 --- Stylistic contrast in Via Crucis --- p.67 / The adoption of Palestrina style / Texture / Rhythmic design / Melodic design / Harmonic design / Text setting / The adopt ion of Bach chorale style / O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden / O Traurigkeit / The coexistence of German chorales and Latin hymns / CONCLUSION --- p.78 / EXAMPLES --- p.80 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.123

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_320574
Date January 1994
ContributorsLiu, Jenny Ng Mui., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Music.
PublisherChinese University of Hong Kong
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, 128 leaves : music ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

Page generated in 0.0019 seconds