Visions of Amen : The Early Life and Music of Olivier Messiaen
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0802882625
ISBN-13
9780802882622
Publisher
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Imprint
William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 10th, 2014
Print length
594 Pages
Weight
862 grams
Dimensions
22.90 x 15.20 x 3.40 cms
Product Classification:
Religious and ceremonial artsReligious subjects depicted in artMusic reviews & criticismMusic reviews and criticism20th century & contemporary classical musicIndividual composers & musicians, specific bands & groupsArt music, orchestral and formal musicComposers and songwritersBiography: arts & entertainmentBiography: arts and entertainmentLiterature: history & criticismLiterature: history and criticismChristianityChristianity
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Informed study of composer Olivier Messiaen in light of recent research
French composer Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992) is probably best known for his Quartet for the End of Time, premiered in a German prisoner-of-war camp in 1941. However, Messiaen was a remarkably complex, intelligent person with a sometimes tragic domestic life who composed a wide range of music. This book explores the enormous web of influences in the early part of Messiaen's long life.
The first section of the book provides an intellectual biography of Messiaen's early life in order to make his (difficult) music more accessible to the general listener. The second section offers an analysis of and thematic commentaries on Messiaen's pivotal work for two pianos, Visions of Amen, composed in 1943. Schloesser's analysis includes timing indications corresponding to a downloadable performance of the work by accomplished pianists Stéphane Lemelin and Hyesook Kim.
French composer Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992) is probably best known for his Quartet for the End of Time, premiered in a German prisoner-of-war camp in 1941. However, Messiaen was a remarkably complex, intelligent person with a sometimes tragic domestic life who composed a wide range of music. This book explores the enormous web of influences in the early part of Messiaen's long life.
The first section of the book provides an intellectual biography of Messiaen's early life in order to make his (difficult) music more accessible to the general listener. The second section offers an analysis of and thematic commentaries on Messiaen's pivotal work for two pianos, Visions of Amen, composed in 1943. Schloesser's analysis includes timing indications corresponding to a downloadable performance of the work by accomplished pianists Stéphane Lemelin and Hyesook Kim.
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