Messiaen's 8 Préludes for piano: The rise of a new voice in 20th century music - Softcover

Moreira, Eduardo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1796457248 ISBN 13: 9781796457247

Publisher: Independently published, 2019

Synopsis

The present book, Messiaen's 8 Préludes for piano: The rise of a new voice in 20th century music, written by Dr. Eduardo Moreira, presents a detailed analysis of each prelude in the cycle. It starts with a presentation of Messiaen's most important musical language elements, focusing on birdsong, rhythmic explorations but especially on the modes of limited transposition. It also includes a discussion on Messiaen's color-hearing world and the influence of Debussy's own sets of preludes. Finally, Dr. Moreira shows that hints of Messiaen's mature musical language are already present in the Préludes in embryonic stage.

About this edition

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1796457248
• ISBN 13: 9781796457247
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 173