Transcendental Étude No. 3 in F major, "Paysage" (Scenery) is the third of twelve Transcendental Études by

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 ...

. It is generally considered to be one of the less difficult studies. The piece suggests a peaceful country scene. It is said that Liszt got the idea of writing this étude while watching the scenery change during a train ride. The first section is played ''poco adagio'' with a ''sempre legato e placido'' indication at the start. There are gentle

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s and constant dynamic changes and

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, and the melody is often played in thirds or octaves.

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* Transcendental 03 1852 compositions Compositions in F major {{classical-composition-stub Compositions for solo piano Piano études