Question

Which’ legendary magician was the inspiration for musical works by Ferruccio Busoni, Hector Berlioz, Charles Gounod and Robert Schumann?

Answer 1

The earliest forms of the work, known as the Urfaust, were developed between 1772 and 1775; however, the details of that development are not entirely clear. Urfaust has twenty-two scenes, one in prose, two largely prose and the remaining 1,441 lines in rhymed verse. The manuscript is lost, but a copy was discovered in 1886..

Answer 2

Johann Georg Faust

Explanation:

• In German legend, Johann Georg Faust  was an, alchemist, astrologer and  magician, who, decades After his death, became a folk legend. Faust, is also the protagonist of a classic German legend
• Faust has inspired cultural and artistic works for over 4 centuries such as Hector Berlioz's La Dammnnation de Faust, Ferruccio Busoni's Doktor Faust, Robert Schumann's Scenes from Goethe's Faust, Charles Gounod's Faust and many more.