Composer

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Franz Liszt

Genre

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Keyboard

Style

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March

Compose Date

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1849 - 1851

Publication Date

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1851

Average_duration

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8:40

Franz Liszt's "Wedding March & Dance of the Elves (after Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream), S. 410" is a piano transcription of two pieces from Felix Mendelssohn's incidental music to Shakespeare's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Liszt composed this transcription in 1849, and it premiered in the same year. The first movement, the Wedding March, is a well-known piece that is often played at weddings. It is a joyful and celebratory piece that captures the excitement and happiness of a wedding ceremony. Liszt's transcription stays true to Mendelssohn's original composition, but he adds his own virtuosic flourishes to the piece, making it more challenging and impressive for pianists to play. The second movement, Dance of the Elves, is a lively and playful piece that captures the mischievous nature of the elves in the play. Liszt's transcription of this piece is more complex than Mendelssohn's original, with intricate runs and arpeggios that showcase the pianist's technical abilities. Overall, Liszt's transcription of Mendelssohn's "Wedding March & Dance of the Elves" is a masterful work that highlights both composers' talents. The piece is characterized by its joyful and celebratory nature, as well as its technical demands on the pianist. It remains a popular piece in the classical piano repertoire to this day.

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