Identifier
etd-05272015-181458
Degree
Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)
Department
Music
Document Type
Dissertation
Abstract
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.
Date
2015
Document Availability at the Time of Submission
Release the entire work immediately for access worldwide.
Recommended Citation
Koska, Ivan, "Alexander Moyzes and His Piano Sonata in the Context of Slovak Music Between the Wars" (2015). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 504.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/504
Committee Chair
Gurt, Michael
DOI
10.31390/gradschool_dissertations.504