Alexander Moyzes and His Piano Sonata in the Context of Slovak Music Between the Wars

The purpose of this monograph is to introduce to the English-speaking public the Slovak twentieth-century composer Alexander Moyzes and his Piano Sonata in E Minor, Op. 2 (1942), virtually unknown outside Slovakia. The style of the Sonata represents a retreat from earlier, more experimental positions of its author; this shift can be explained by a closer look at historical and aesthetic circumstances surrounding its composition. The first chapter provides an essential biography of the composer with an emphasis on his life and works between 1925 and 1940. The second chapter compares single movements of the Sonata with earlier manuscripts and identifies the salient features of the composition. The conclusion reflects on the artistic value of the Sonata from a wider perspective.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Music

Grantor

Music

Year dc:date.available

2015

Author dc:creator

• Koska, Ivan

• Slovakia
• Slovak music
• 20th-century music
• 20th-century piano music
• piano sonata
• music between the wars

Statement dc:rights

• unrestricted
• Release the entire work immediately for access worldwide.

Identifier

etd-05272015-181458
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/504

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.lsu.edu:gradschool_dissertations-1503