Hungarian Rhapsodies

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Hungarian Rhapsodies are a celebrated series of virtuosic piano compositions by Franz Liszt that draw heavily on Hungarian folk and gypsy musical idioms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf piano composition series
romantic-era composition
solo piano work
alsoKnownAs Ungarische Rhapsodien NERFINISHED
associatedWith Hungarian national identity
catalogueDesignation S.244 NERFINISHED
composer Franz Liszt NERFINISHED
containsArrangementsOf Hungarian popular tunes of the 19th century
countryOfOrigin Hungary NERFINISHED
dedicatedTo Count László Teleki NERFINISHED
era 19th century
firstPublicationYear 1851
firstPublisher Breitkopf & Härtel NERFINISHED
genre rhapsody
hasArrangementFor orchestra
piano and orchestra
piano duet
hasOrchestralArrangementsBy Franz Doppler NERFINISHED
Franz Liszt NERFINISHED
influenced late-Romantic piano repertoire
virtuoso concert tradition
influencedBy csárdás dance
verbunkos tradition
keyCharacteristic frequent use of rubato
ornamented melodic lines
strong rhythmic drive
languageOfTitle English
lastPublicationYear 1853
musicalStyle Romantic
notableFor brilliant passagework
dramatic contrasts
nationalistic character
virtuosic piano technique
notablePiece Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 NERFINISHED
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15 NERFINISHED
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 NERFINISHED
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 NERFINISHED
numberOfWorks 19
originalLanguageOfTitle German
partOf Franz Liszt’s piano oeuvre
periodOfComposition 1840s
early 1850s
primaryInstrument piano
typicalForm free-form
typicalPerformanceContext concert encore
piano recital
typicalTempoStructure lassan–friska
usesMusicalIdiomsFrom Gypsy music
Hungarian folk music

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Franz Liszt notableWork Hungarian Rhapsodies