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ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6757-3960
Access Type
Open Access Thesis
Document Type
thesis
Degree Program
Music
Degree Type
Master of Music (M.M.)
Year Degree Awarded
2020
Month Degree Awarded
May
Abstract
Liszt reception has largely suffered from lack of academic research. In 2011, Michael Saffle’s initiative detailing Franz Liszt’s influence on musicians around the world spearheaded the historicization of Liszt reception. In response to his efforts, this thesis provides the first detailed documentation of the Faust Symphony’s reception in the United States. Occupying a unique approach, focusing purely on United States reception, this thesis demonstrates United States music dissemination trends and contributes to efforts creating a more global picture of Liszt and his music. Above all, the documentation of conductors, performances, broadcastings, recordings, and requests proves Liszt’s symphonic work impacted larger audiences than previously acknowledged. This impact was lasting, especially in the United States. Analyses of early influential United States symphonic compositions demonstrate clear influence from Liszt’s Faust Symphony. These pieces created a foundation built upon by succeeding United States composers, producing a uniquely “American” sound through a Lisztian form. This reception recognizes Liszt as an influential symphonic composer, and in doing so, begs its audience to reassess preconceived histories describing the development of the United States symphonic tradition.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/17489800
First Advisor
Erinn E. Knyt
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Danitz, Chloe, "The Reception of Liszt’s Faust Symphony in the United States" (2020). Masters Theses. 909.
https://doi.org/10.7275/17489800
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/909