Liszt - Rhapsodie Espagnole - Piano fakebook Mercer – American Songwriters: Johnny

Mercer – American Songwriters: Johnny Mercer – Piano

It Came Upon The Midnight Clear

inspired orchestration

but had no intention of taking a creative break

undertaken in cooperation with the composer

Liszt - Rhapsodie Espagnole - Piano fakebook Mercer – American Songwriters: JohnnyEditor: Ernst Gnter Heinemann A six month tour through Spain and Portugal left its mark Fascinated by the temperamental melodies of the Iberian peninsula, Liszt integrated elements of this music into his piano works. The character of the Rhapsodie espagnole is very different to that of its Hungarian counterparts instead of Hungarian boisterousness and deep melancholy, one encounters Spanish noblesse and elegance. At the centre are the age old theme