Paul de Maleingreau (1887-1956) was a composer, organist, and professor at the Brussels Conservatory from 1913 to 1953. He wrote 113 works, thirty-eight of which are for solo organ. In those thirty-eight works there are 243 organ compositions ranging in length from a two-measure prelude a l'intro(')it to a 657-measure organ symphony. His organ compositions include symphonies, suites, triptyques, diptyques, masses, and preludes. / Quotations of Gregorian chant may be found in nearly all of de Maleingreau's organ works. Most of the quotations appear in the top part of a contrapuntal musical texture. Chants are, however, occasionally found in the bass and infrequently in an inner voice. / Rhythmic irregularity is prevalent in his organ music, sometimes produced through frequent meter changes and at other times through the use of unmetered music. Rhythmic motives are commonly employed. Often the rhythm assigned by the composer to a chant quotation becomes more important developmentally than the actual melodic intervals of the chant. / The harmony employed by de Maleingreau is based primarily on tertian chords. One will find triadic, seventh, ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth chords. Some of those chords are built on major and minor scales, while others are derived from modal scales. Occasionally, the influence of impressionism is evident through the use of chords based on the whole tonal scale. / Most of de Maleingreau's organ works are written in part forms containing from one to nine sections. The most commonly found form includes three parts arranged in an ABA structure. Variations and fugal forms are also found occasionally. / De Maleingreau's contributions to the literature for the organ include music that is very practical and appropriate for usage in Roman Catholic and liturgical churches. Much of that music can be played by organists with limited technical ability. In addition, there are some virtuosic works which belong in the repertoire of the modern organ recitalist. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 47-01, Section: A, page: 0011. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1985.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77775 |
| Contributors | BOGGESS, RALPH ROBERT., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 531 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
Page generated in 0.0019 seconds