Origins and Development of the Symphonic Poem
Symphonic poem as a new form of composition for symphony orchestra.
One-movement piece of indeterminate length.
1. German composers Louis Spohr and Richard Wagner.
First developed by Franz Liszt from concert overture.
LisztÆs Formal and Aesthetic Concepts.
LisztÆs influence on programme music of later composers.
Dahlhaus, Carl. Nineteenth-Century Music. Berkeley:
University of California Press, 1989.
Franz Liszt: The Symphonic Poem. Classical Net article.
www.classical.net/music/recs/reviews/french/Lisztsym
Hoffer, Charles R. The Understanding of Music. Belmont, CA:
Wadsworth Publishing, 5th edition, 1985.
http://www.naxos.com/composer/liszt.htm
Levy, Kenneth K. Music: A ListenerÆs Introduction.
Searle, Humphrey. The Music of Liszt. New York: Dover
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tone_poem.
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