The focus of this document is the harmonic/tonal, formal, and orchestrational characteristics of Ernst von Dohnanyi's three symphonies (which date from his student years, early professional years, and final years, respectively). The study begins with a biographical sketch of Dohnanyi (Chapter I) and a survey of the symphonic genre to 1960 (Chapter II). Subsequently, a detailed analysis of each Dohnanyi symphony is presented (Chapters III-V) as well as a summary which addresses the historical perspective of these symphonies and the similarities and dissimilarities among Dohnanyi's formative, early, and late symphonic compositional procedures (Chapter VI). / The above-mentioned analyses indicate that the Dohnanyi symphonies--in terms of harmony/tonality, form, and orchestration--are fundamentally conservative romantic in nature; however, each successive symphony is imbued with an increased quantity of radical romantic qualities. Because each symphony is from a different period of Dohnanyi's life, these works reflect the metamorphosis of Dohnanyi's compositional style over the course of his entire life. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 52-11, Section: A, page: 3762. / Major Professor: Peter Spencer. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1991.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76535 |
| Contributors | DeFoor, Keith Alex., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 297 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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