Abstract
Federic Chopin and Franz Liszt are two of the greatest composer/pianists of the Romantic period. Chopin possesses poetic thoughts and elegance in his works, while Liszt dazzles the work with his virtuosic pianism. Both composer show unique personalities and charisma, became the outstanding figures of 19 century composers. The ballad of Chopin was based on poetic inspiration, while those of liszt was based on Greek myth. This study aims to investigate the inspiration, composition and connection of these two sets of works. This study is divided into six chapters. Chapter 1 describes the motivation of the author, the perspective, methodology and aim of this study. Chapter 2 covers the biography of both composers, understanding their perception of the life through their own stories. Chapter 3 investigates the form and evolvement of Ballad, discussing the compositional difference of both composers. Chapter 4 and 5 are the detail analysis of Chopin Ballad no.3 and Liszt Ballad no.2, analysis their background, inspiration and interpretation. Chapter 6 is the conclusion and summary of the previous chapters. With intellectual analysis and performance practice, the artistic value and beauty of Ballad can be achieved to a complete level.
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