notes/education/music/Liszt's 6 etudes de Paganini.md

# Work
## Historical, Superficial
Franz Liszt was a huge fan of Paganini because of his incredible skill, and the technicality of his music. This led him to set out and compose a set of etudes[^1] inspired from Paganini's works. He originally released them in 1838, then revised them in 1851, dedicating the later revision to Clara Schumann[^2]. He made this revision because the first versions were so absurdly difficult that they were considered impossible to play by many. Even after the revision, many consider these some of the most technically dema

[^1]: Literally translating to "study", an etude is a short song usually meant to help practice a particular technique
[^2]: Wife of Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann was an accomplished pianist and composer. 
## Analysis
### Questions
> What did the composer have in mind?

> What is the general mood?

> What might it mean?

> What parts do you most like?

> What parts do you least like?

> What style is it?

> How do you know?

> What medium is it

> What texture

# Composer
## History

## Last Name
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## Freakishly Large Hands
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