As tempting as it can be to think of Liszt as the father of modern music on the basis of his late music, looking at his achievements in these works as ends in themselves would be erroneous. Liszt's technical achievements in his late music are one side of a more complex picture. Along with the increasing interest in Hungarian and other national schools of composition already mentioned, essential parts of this picture are tragedy in Liszt's personal life and developments in his friendship with Wagner. In his later years Liszt's problems with health, both physical and mental, affected his ability to complete compositions.
As tempting as it can be to think of Liszt as the father of modern music on the basis of his late music, looking at his achievements in these works as ends in themselves would be erroneous.
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father
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modern
modern
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music
music
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music
music
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look
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achievement
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work
works
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end
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Liszt's technical achievements in his late music are one side of a more complex picture.
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Liszt
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technical
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achievement
achievements
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music
music
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side
side
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case
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more
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complex
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picture
picture
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Along with the increasing interest in Hungarian and other national schools of composition already mentioned, essential parts of this picture are tragedy in Liszt's personal life and developments in his friendship with Wagner.
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increase
increasing
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interest
interest
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Hungarian
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cc
and
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other
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national
national
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school
schools
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NNS
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composition
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parts
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this
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personal
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life
life
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development
developments
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In his later years Liszt's problems with health, both physical and mental, affected his ability to complete compositions.
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later
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year
years
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Liszt
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problems
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health
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punct
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physical
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cc
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mental
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affect
affected
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ability
ability
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NN
mark
to
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complete
complete
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composition
compositions
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