A Classic Report

Franz Liszt
By: Trevor Perry

      Franz Liszt was born in Doborjan, Hungary in 1811.

 At the age of six, Franz and his family moved to Vienna,

Austria. He loved music at a very young age. Franz was

 taught the art of music by Carl Czerny. He

 attended the school for only one year. 
 
     He was famous because his music back then was to the

population like a rock star’s music today. Liszt had many

compositions such as Mephisto Waltzers, la Campanella,

Reminiscences De Don Juan and Trios Etudes De Concert. 

The music that they had back then was more popular than

what we have now.

     Liszt loved the piano; especially playing it at events

 like fairs and recitals where girls fainted in his

presence. Liszt never got married or even had a

girlfriend or a family of his own.

     He is well known for using chromaticison. It’s a technique

inspiring the primary diatonic pitches and cords with other

pitches of the chromatic scale. A chromatic note is one

which does not belong to the scale of the key prevailing at

 the time.

     Liszt died of old age in 1886 at the age of 75. He left the

world some very VERY good songs that we still know as

classics.