[COMPLETE]Life of Chopin by Franz Liszt-icequeen

[balaonspace]

Life of Chopin by Franz Liszt by Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886). Translated by Martha Walker Cook (1806 - 1874)

This project is now complete! All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/life-of-chopin-by-franz-liszt/

Chopin was a romantic era Polish composer. This work is a memoir by Liszt who knew Chopin both as man and artist. This memoir gives a unique understanding to the psychological character of the compositions of Chopin. It also offers Liszt's insight into some of Chopin's polonaises, especially the grand polonaise in F sharp minor. Liszt explains the strange emotion "ZAL" which is inclosed in his compositions. Then, presents a brief sketch on the lives of other great people in Chopin's circle. After that, Liszt discusses Chopin's fame and early life. Finally, Liszt gives a detailed account on Chopin's sufferings due to ill health and the unfortunate departure of the great composer.

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     This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.
     
     • Project Code: 7Nz1T0rX
     • Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Franz Liszt) : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Liszt
     • Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
     • Number of sections (files) this project will have: 12
     • Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: Yes
     • Original publication date (if known): 1863
     • If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog? Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:
     
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     Genres for the project: Fictional Biographies & Memoirs
     Keywords that describe the book:
     
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  6. BEFORE recording: Please check the Recording Notes: http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6427#6430
     
     Set your recording software to:
     Channels: 1 (Mono)
     Bit Rate: 128 kbps
     Sample Rate: 44.1 kHz
  7. DURING recording:
     No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
     Make sure you add this to the beginning of your recording:
     START of recording (Intro)
     • "Chapter [number] [Part number] of Life of Chopin by Franz Liszt. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
     • If you wish, say: "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
     • Say:
       "Life of Chopin by Franz Liszt, Translated by Martha Walker Cook [Chapter]"
     
     END of recording
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       "End of [Chapter]"
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       "Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]"
     • At the end of the book, say (in addition):
       "End of Life of Chopin by Franz Liszt Translated by Martha Walker Cook"
     
     There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes.
     
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  8. AFTER recording
     Need noise-cleaning?
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     Save files as
     128 kbps MP3
     lifeofchopin_##_liszt_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. lifeofchopin_01_liszt_128kb.mp3)
  9. Example ID3 V2 tags
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     Add the following tags to your .mp3 file (how you do this depends on which software you use – if you are unsure about ID3 tags, dont fill them).
     Artist: Franz Liszt
     Title: ## - [Section title]
     Album: Life of Chopin
     
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     Any questions?
     Please post below

[icequeen]

I'll MC for you! Back in a few with your MW!

[icequeen]

OK, your MW is ready for you. I noticed you had some ????, in your posting above. Do you have some questions that need answering?

[balaonspace]

Hi Ann, MW looks fine. I will start filling in.

I do have some questions, Can I remove the ID tags sections. I assume they can be automatically filled during cataloging.
For genre, I think this book will qualify as memoir, but i was jut curious whether any other category will best fit.
Otherwise, wverything fine for the moment.

cheers

[icequeen]

You can remove the ID tag information, but be prepared, you may be asked about that. In my projects, I don't even worry about it. If they are there, fine, if not, that's fine too.

As far as the genre, you have down Fictional Biography and Memoirs. I didn't think this is fiction, but I didn't want to change it until after you asked your questions.

[balaonspace]

Fine, I will leave the ID tag info as it is. But even if the files are uploaded without ID tags, they can be filled during cataloging.

For the genre, i couldn't find anything close enough, Feel free to change it to something more appropriate.

cheers

[icequeen]

That is correct, the reader can put anything they want, including nothing, into the ID tags, but they will be changed to what you have entered into the MW. Just one less thing to worry about.

I have changed the genre to Non-Fiction/Biography/Memoirs. All the non-fiction stuff is at the bottom of the window for genres.

We will wait here for a day or two, to see if we can attract a DPL.

[icequeen]

Moving on to Readers Wanted!

[balaonspace]

great. I am signing up for chapter 1.
cheers

[balaonspace]

My section

https://librivox.org/uploads/icequeen/lifeofchopin_01_liszt_128kb.mp3

also available in MW

cheers

[kathrinee]

This looks like something I'd enjoy to DPL! May I?

[andy5995]

I will do Chapter 0, the preface.

Make sure you add this to the beginning of your recording:
START of recording (Intro)

"Chapter [number] [Part number] of Life of Chopin by Franz Liszt.

Should I say "Chapter 0" or "Preface?"

Please claim sections (the numbers in the first column below)! If this is your first recording, please let me know under which name or pseudonym you'd like to appear in the LibriVox catalogue. We can also link to a personal website/blog.

This will be my first recording.
Name: Andy Alt.
Link: https://soundcloud.com/andy-alt

[icequeen]

This looks like something I'd enjoy to DPL! May I?

You certainly may! Thanks, Katherine!

[balaonspace]

This looks like something I'd enjoy to DPL! May I?

Hi Kathrine, you are certainly welcome to be the DPL
cheers

[balaonspace]

Hi Andy, welcome to this project. I signed you up for the preface.

I will do Chapter 0, the preface.
Should I say "Chapter 0" or "Preface?"

i am not pedantic . I will leave it to your choice (too difficult! toss a coin).

I assume you submitted a one-minute test. Make sure you are familiar with your recording software and hardware, and also the librivox requirements.

cheers