Transcendental Études
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Transcendental Études is a set of twelve highly virtuosic piano studies by Franz Liszt, renowned for their extreme technical difficulty and expressive Romantic character.
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| Transcendental Études canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Transcendental Études Context triple: [Franz Liszt, notableWork, Transcendental Études]
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A.
Piano Variations
Piano Variations is a stark, modernist solo piano piece by Aaron Copland, noted for its rigorous use of a single theme and its influential role in American 20th-century music.
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B.
Traité de la forme musicale
Traité de la forme musicale is a theoretical music treatise by composer and theorist René Leibowitz that analyzes and explains the principles and structures of musical form.
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C.
Prussian Sonatas
Prussian Sonatas are a set of early keyboard sonatas by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach that showcase his emerging empfindsamer Stil and helped establish his reputation as a leading composer of the mid-18th century.
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D.
L’art du contrepoint
L’art du contrepoint is a theoretical music treatise by René Leibowitz that systematically presents and analyzes the principles of contrapuntal composition.
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Toccata
Toccata is a virtuosic musical form, typically for keyboard instruments, characterized by fast-moving, improvisatory passages and dramatic display of technical skill.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Transcendental Études Target entity description: Transcendental Études is a set of twelve highly virtuosic piano studies by Franz Liszt, renowned for their extreme technical difficulty and expressive Romantic character.
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A.
Piano Variations
Piano Variations is a stark, modernist solo piano piece by Aaron Copland, noted for its rigorous use of a single theme and its influential role in American 20th-century music.
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B.
Traité de la forme musicale
Traité de la forme musicale is a theoretical music treatise by composer and theorist René Leibowitz that analyzes and explains the principles and structures of musical form.
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C.
Prussian Sonatas
Prussian Sonatas are a set of early keyboard sonatas by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach that showcase his emerging empfindsamer Stil and helped establish his reputation as a leading composer of the mid-18th century.
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D.
L’art du contrepoint
L’art du contrepoint is a theoretical music treatise by René Leibowitz that systematically presents and analyzes the principles of contrapuntal composition.
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E.
Toccata
Toccata is a virtuosic musical form, typically for keyboard instruments, characterized by fast-moving, improvisatory passages and dramatic display of technical skill.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
piano étude collection
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solo piano composition ⓘ |
| basedOnEarlierWorkBySameComposer |
Douze Grandes Études, S.137
NERFINISHED
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Étude en douze exercices, S.136 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | S.139 in the Searle catalogue of Liszt’s works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Franz Liszt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Hungary (Austrian Empire) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Carl Czerny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalRevisionCompleted | 1851 ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic piano music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Transcendental Étude No. 1 in C major, “Preludio”
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Transcendental Étude No. 10 in F minor NERFINISHED ⓘ Transcendental Étude No. 11 in D-flat major, “Harmonies du soir” NERFINISHED ⓘ Transcendental Étude No. 12 in B-flat minor, “Chasse-neige” NERFINISHED ⓘ Transcendental Étude No. 2 in A minor, “Molto vivace” NERFINISHED ⓘ Transcendental Étude No. 3 in F major, “Paysage” NERFINISHED ⓘ Transcendental Étude No. 4 in D minor, “Mazeppa” NERFINISHED ⓘ Transcendental Étude No. 5 in B-flat major, “Feux follets” NERFINISHED ⓘ Transcendental Étude No. 6 in G minor, “Vision” NERFINISHED ⓘ Transcendental Étude No. 7 in E-flat major, “Eroica” NERFINISHED ⓘ Transcendental Étude No. 8 in C minor, “Wilde Jagd” NERFINISHED ⓘ Transcendental Étude No. 9 in A-flat major, “Ricordanza” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Romantic and modern piano étude writing ⓘ |
| influencedBy | virtuoso piano tradition of the early 19th century ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| keyOfPiece1 | C major ⓘ |
| keyOfPiece10 | F minor ⓘ |
| keyOfPiece11 | D-flat major ⓘ |
| keyOfPiece12 | B-flat minor ⓘ |
| keyOfPiece2 | A minor ⓘ |
| keyOfPiece3 | F major ⓘ |
| keyOfPiece4 | D minor ⓘ |
| keyOfPiece5 | B-flat major ⓘ |
| keyOfPiece6 | G minor ⓘ |
| keyOfPiece7 | E-flat major ⓘ |
| keyOfPiece8 | C minor ⓘ |
| keyOfPiece9 | A-flat major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
expressive Romantic character
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extreme technical difficulty ⓘ highly virtuosic writing ⓘ |
| notableÉtude |
“Chasse-neige” is noted for continuous tremolo-like figurations and atmosphere
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“Feux follets” is known for extreme finger independence and lightness GENERATED ⓘ “Mazeppa” is frequently performed as a standalone concert piece GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfPieces | 12 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | S.139 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Études d’exécution transcendante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | approximately 60 minutes for the complete set ⓘ |
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