🇭🇺Franz Liszt ： O Sacred Head Now Wounded S.50-6

Based on the hymn melody “O Sacred Head Now Wounded,” this miniature conveys a quiet sense of prayer and deep devotion. Its long-breathed melody is carefully sung above harmonic support, while the fullness and tension of the sonority gradually shift as the music unfolds. A key point is to preserve the larger arc while allowing each phrase to pass naturally into the next. Keep the melody clear in the upper voice, shape the inner parts and bass with restraint, and give the rests and harmonic changes enough space to bring out the music’s still, contemplative character. Use the pedal with frequent, finely judged changes so that the sonority remains clear, and treat the resonance leading to the close with particular care.