Adam Liszt was Franz Liszt's father and an amateur pianist. He was married to Anna Liszt. Their son, Franz Liszt, was a composer, teacher, and a pianist. He was born in Raiding, Hungary on 22 October1811. Adam died when Franz was just 15 years old. Franz Liszt (Hungarian; Liszt Ferenc) (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) was a Hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer. ... Franz Liszt (Hungarian; Liszt Ferenc) (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) was a Hungarian virtuoso pianist and composer. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... In education, teachers are those who teach students or pupils, often a course of study or a practical skill. ... This article deals with those who play the piano. ... Raid or RAID has several meanings: Redundant array of independent disks Raid bug spray The French elite police unit, Recherche Assistance Intervention Dissuasion A sudden, forcible entry by police A military operation or attack, air raid e. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Liszt also contributed greatly towards the Romantic idiom; he is credited with the invention of the symphonic poem.
Liszt was born in the village of Doborján, near Sopron, Hungary, in what was then the Austrian Empire (Doborján is now Raiding in Austria after the Treaty of Trianon of 1920).
Liszt pioneered the technique of thematic transformation, a method of development which was related to both the existing variation technique and to the new use of the leitmotif by Richard Wagner.