Transfiguration
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Transfiguration is the final, spiritually transcendent choral movement in Franz Liszt’s symphonic work "Scenes from Goethe’s Faust," depicting Faust’s ultimate redemption.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral movement
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musical movement ⓘ |
| associatedPhilosophy | Christian-influenced Romanticism ⓘ |
| basedOn | Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueContext | Liszt’s Faust-Symphonie-related works ⓘ |
| composer | Franz Liszt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | Hungarian ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| depicts |
Faust’s ultimate salvation
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ascent toward the divine ⓘ |
| era | Romantic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Gretchen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | sacred-style choral finale ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Goethe’s mystical ending to Faust ⓘ |
| instrumentation | orchestra ⓘ |
| key | often associated with B-flat major in its culmination ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| movementNumber | III ⓘ |
| musicalFeatures |
large-scale choral writing
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orchestral climax ⓘ thematic transformation of earlier Faust material ⓘ |
| notableTextLine | Das Ewig-Weibliche zieht uns hinan GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | Scenes from Goethe’s Faust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfLargerForm | dramatic symphony-like triptych ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
often performed as part of the complete Scenes from Goethe’s Faust
ⓘ
sometimes excerpted as an independent choral piece ⓘ |
| positionInWork | final movement ⓘ |
| precedes | none ⓘ |
| premiereContext | part of the first complete performance of Scenes from Goethe’s Faust ⓘ |
| subjectOf | musicological analysis on Liszt’s treatment of redemption ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textSource | closing scene of Goethe’s Faust Part II ⓘ |
| theme |
Faust’s redemption
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spiritual transcendence ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
boys’ choir
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mixed chorus ⓘ solo voices ⓘ |
| workTitleInGerman |
Chorus mysticus
NERFINISHED
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Verklärung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTypeContext | symphonic-choral conclusion ⓘ |
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