Flössner, Franz

Composer, pianist, music teacher

born: 08.08.1899 in Wiesbaden

died: 11.10.1972 in Wiesbaden

Flössner studied musicology, philosophy and German studies in Frankfurt am Main and Berlin and was awarded his doctorate in 1928 with a dissertation on the composer and musicologist Johann Friedrich Reichardt.

He worked at the music seminar in Mainz, at the Wiesbaden Conservatory and at the Frankfurt University of Music. Within the framework of an extended tonality, he developed an expressive tonal language characterized by strong contrasts. His catalog of works includes orchestral works, solo concertos, chamber and piano music, songs and operas. Flössner also wrote music for his own texts, such as the "Mass of the Lonely" (1924, for baritone and string quintet).

He is buried in the North Cemetery.