March 26 – March 31: Listening Assignment (remember that listening assignments apply to the weeks during which the listening is assigned.)

Franz Liszt (#2)

• Q. 1. Write out the composer's entire name in your lesson plan, even if previously asked for.
• Q. 2. What era did this composer live/write in? (even if previously asked for)
• Watch and listen to Liszt's Concerto no. 1 with Lang Lang as the pianist here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yE3Dz0-koA
• Q. 3. Name 3–5 famous pieces this composer wrote for the piano (or what is now played on the piano, if originally written for a different instrument). Use different pieces if the composer has previously been asked for.
• Q. 4. Name 3–5 stylistic characteristics of why this piece is a part of the musical era you wrote above. (Refer to the new page on the blog on the right called "Musical Period Characteristics" for help.)