Tag Archives: Elizabeth Colledge

Franz Liszt and Lisztomania: “Le concert, c’est moi”

July 25, 2022

Elizabeth Colledge Jacksonville, Florida, United States   “In the Concert Hall” during a performance of Franz Liszt. 1842 print from Stadtarchiv Weimar, the archives of the city of Weimar, Germany. In Heresies of Music: An A-Z Diagnostic Guide. Much has been written about the hysteria accompanying Beatlemania, and before that, the frenzies generated by Elvis, […]

Tobias and the Angel—miracle or medical?

January 22, 2021

Elizabeth Colledge  Jacksonville, Florida, United States   Tobias and the Angel. Workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio. between circa 1470 and circa 1475. The National Gallery. Via Wikimedia. Admirers of Andrea del Verrocchio’s painting Tobias and the Angel (circa 1470-1475) may be unaware of the purpose of Tobias’s journey with the archangel Raphael. The Book of […]

I Held My Father’s Hand – Farewell to an Ex-lover

January 23, 2017

Elizabeth Colledge Jacksonville, Florida, United States Poet’s statement: These poems are about the experience of letting go of someone who is passing. The first poem is about my father’s death; the second is about the loss of a lover.   I held my father’s hand I held my father’s hand in the dark hospital room, […]