{"product_id":"9781316856710","title":"Liszt and the Symphonic Poem","description":"Franz Liszt was preoccupied with a fundamental but difficult question: what is the content of music? His answer lay in his symphonic poems, a group of orchestral pieces intended to depict a variety of subjects drawn from literature, visual art and drama. Today, the symphonic poems are usually seen as alternatives to the symphony post-Beethoven. Analysts stress their symphonic logic, thereby neglecting their 'extramusical' subject matter. This book takes a different approach: it returns these influential pieces to their original performance context in the theatre, arguing that the symphonic poem is as much a dramatic as a symphonic genre. This is evidenced in new analyses of the music that examines the theatricality of these pieces and their depiction of voices, mise-en-scène, gesture and action. Simultaneously, the book repositions Liszt's legacy within theatre history, arguing that his contributions should be placed alongside those of Mendelssohn, Berlioz and Wagner.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124551827696,"sku":"9781316856710","price":96.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781316856710_p0.jpg?v=1763707459","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781316856710","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}