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Sposalizio is the title of the first piece in Franz Liszt's Deuxième Année de Pèlerinage: Italie (Second Year of Pilgrimage: Italy), published in 1858. The composition starts out with a simple pentatonic melody, described as a "bell-like motif",[1] which transforms itself into a complex musical architecture. The melody then transforms itself into a type of wedding march, which continually embellishes itself to lead up to the grand climax, which contains crashing octaves into a loud finish. The composition ends quietly.[2]
- The painting which inspired this piece of music is also sometimes called the Sposalizio; for it, see Sposalizio (painting).
Liszt composed "Sposalizio", which translates as "Marriage", from Italian, after being inspired by Raphael's painting The Marriage of the Virgin.[3] Most of the works contained in the Italy series of Années de Pèlerinage have titles derived from works of art with a connection to Italy.[4]
Although the fast octaves can be somewhat challenging, the piece departs from the virtuosic fireworks that were trademarks of some of his earlier works.[citation needed]
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