Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12, S.244/12, in

C-sharp minor C-sharp minor is a minor scale based on C, with the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Its key signature consists of four sharps. The C-sharp natural minor scale is: : Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale ar ...

, is the twelfth

Hungarian Rhapsody The Hungarian Rhapsodies, S.244, R.106 (french: Rhapsodies hongroises, german: Ungarische Rhapsodien, hu, Magyar rapszódiák), is a set of 19 piano pieces based on Hungarian folk themes, composed by Franz Liszt during 1846–1853, and late ...

Franz Liszt Franz Liszt, in modern usage ''Liszt Ferenc'' . Liszt's Hungarian passport spelled his given name as "Ferencz". An orthographic reform of the Hungarian language in 1922 (which was 36 years after Liszt's death) changed the letter "cz" to simpl ...

. An average performance of the piece lasts eleven minutes.

Sources of the melodies

Sources for the tunes used in this rhapsody include a

csárdás Csárdás (, ; ), often seen as Czárdás, is a traditional Hungarian folk dance, the name derived from ' (old Hungarian term for roadside tavern and restaurant). It originated in Hungary and was popularized by bands in Hungary and neighboring l ...

Márk Rózsavölgyi Márk Rózsavölgyi (; born Mordecai Rosenthal, 14 August 1787 – 23 January 1848) was a Hungarian composer and violinist. He has been called "the father of csárdás". Life and music Rózsavölgyi was born to a poor tradesman's family in B ...

, a melody from the manuscript collection ''Nagy potpourri'', Beni Egressy's ''Fantázia'', and a portion of ''A Csikós''.

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* 12 1847 compositions {{Classical-composition-stub Compositions in C-sharp minor