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  2. Catalogues of classical compositions - Wikipedia

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    In Chopin's case, at least four latter-day catalogues vie for prominence: Maurice J. E. Brown (B numbers); Krystyna Kobylańska (KK numbers); Józef Michał Chomiński, whose catalogue is segmented into six parts, each part utilising a different letter (A, C, D, E, P and S); and Chopin National Edition WN numbers. Hence, a work of Chopin can be ...

  3. Transcriptions by Franz Liszt - Wikipedia

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    Franz Liszt, after an 1856 painting by Wilhelm von Kaulbach. This article lists the various treatments given by Franz Liszt to the works of almost 100 other composers.. These treatments included transcriptions for other instruments (predominantly solo piano), arrangements, orchestrations, fantaisies, reminiscences, paraphrases, illustrations, variations, and editions.

  4. Polish songs (Chopin) - Wikipedia

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    Chopin rewrote the piano part as Andantino, B. 117; there exist 5 manuscripts of this arrangement, dated between April 1838 and 1 September 1848; Franz Liszt also transcribed the song for piano solo as No. 2 of his Six Chants polonais, S.480 (composed 1847-1860) 3. Smutna rzeka: Troubled Waters The Mournful Stream, Sad River Witwicki 1831

  5. List of compositions by Franz Liszt - Wikipedia

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    Franz Liszt, after a painting of 1856, by Wilhelm von Kaulbach. Hungarian Romantic composer Franz Liszt (1811–1886) was especially prolific, composing more than 700 works. A virtuoso pianist himself, much of his output is dedicated to solo works for the instrument and is particularly technically demanding.

  6. Biographies of Frédéric Chopin - Wikipedia

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    Bundled primary documents, such as letters and diaries, pertaining to Chopin's life include: [9] [10] Chopin's Letters (1931).. Based on Henryk Opieński's collection ...

  7. Consolations (Liszt) - Wikipedia

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    The similarity between the two works has been interpreted as a tribute to Chopin who died in 1849, a year before the Consolations were published. [17] This third Consolation is however one of several of Liszt's works that take a style reminiscent of Chopin; some examples include Liszt's Polonaises, Berceuse, Mazurka brillante, and his Ballades ...

  8. Étude - Wikipedia

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    The technique required to play Chopin's Études, Op. 10 (1833) and Op. 25 (1837) was extremely novel at the time of their publication; the first performer who succeeded at mastering the pieces was the renowned virtuoso composer Franz Liszt (to whom Chopin dedicated the Op. 10). Liszt himself composed a number of études that were more extensive ...

  9. Fantasia (musical form) - Wikipedia

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    From the outset, the fantasia had the sense of "the play of imaginative invention", particularly in lute or vihuela composers such as Francesco Canova da Milano and Luis de Milán. Its form and style consequently ranges from the freely improvisatory to the strictly contrapuntal, and also encompasses more or less standard sectional forms. [ 1 ]