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Lisztomania

Lisztomania noun: a feverish enthusiasm for the music of Franz Liszt.

lisztomania: a feverish enthusiasm for the music of Franz Liszt
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Noun

Lisztomania (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A feverish enthusiasm for the music of Franz Liszt.
    • Lisztomania swept across Europe. Despite their obvious sensationalism, Liszt's concerts in the 1840s established the format of our modern-day piano recital. He was the first to play entire programs from memory (not reading from music).1996, Craig M. Wright, Listening to Music, →ISBN
    • A Lisztomania / Think less but see it grow / Like a ride, like a riot, oh / Not easily offended2009, “Lisztomania”, in Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, performed by Phoenix
    Synonyms:
    Liszt fever

Lisztomania meaning in Tamil

Lisztomania in Tamil

இசை விரும்பி

Examples of Lisztomania in a sentence

  • The cultural impact of Lisztomania continues to take various forms today.2011 October 22, “How Franz Liszt Became The World's First Rock Star”, in npr music:
  • The poet Heinrich Heine dubbed this phenomenon 'Lisztomania'.2014, Jon Paxman, A Chronology Of Western Classical Music 1600-2000, Omnibus Press, →ISBN:

Synonyms of Lisztomania

Origin of Lisztomania

From Liszt + -o- + -mania, named after Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811–1886). Coined as German Lisztomanie by Heinrich Heine in 1844.

Questions about Lisztomania

What does Lisztomania mean?
Lisztomania means a feverish enthusiasm for the music of Franz Liszt.
What is Lisztomania in Tamil?
Lisztomania in Tamil is இசை விரும்பி. See Lisztomania meaning in Tamil.
How do you use Lisztomania in a sentence?
The cultural impact of Lisztomania continues to take various forms today.
What part of speech is Lisztomania?
Lisztomania is a noun.

Words near Lisztomania in the dictionary

  1. Liszewski
  2. Liszewskis
  3. Liszt
  4. Liszt fever
  5. Lisztian
  6. Lisztomania
  7. Liszts
  8. lit
  9. lit a fire under
  10. lit crit
  11. lit de justice

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Lisztomania (page history and authors); Lisztomania (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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