Joseph Messner's organ music: evolution of a style

Identifier

etd-05132009-142650

Author

Julie Powell Rozman, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical CollegeFollow

Degree

Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA)

Department

Music

Document Type

Dissertation

Abstract

Joseph Messner (1893-1969) achieved fame in Europe for his contributions to the sacred concerts of the Salzburg Festspiele following World War II. In his early career, however, Messner earned initial acclaim as a recitalist and renowned improviser on the organ. Messner composed and published several organ works prior to World War II which contain style elements of late-romanticism and an emerging neoclassicism. This paper analyses the works in regards to form, stylistic elements, and performance issues in addition to establishing the historical contexts from which they originated.

Date

2009

Document Availability at the Time of Submission

Release the entire work immediately for access worldwide.

Recommended Citation

Rozman, Julie Powell, "Joseph Messner's organ music: evolution of a style" (2009). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 775.
https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/775

Committee Chair

Herndon Spillman

DOI

10.31390/gradschool_dissertations.775