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(Omnibus Press). Author Robert Sherlaw Johnson discusses all Messiaen's main works, exploring his musical language, the development of his technique, his individual approach to harmony and rhythm, the theological and symbolic aspects of his music, and his use of birdsong.
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Robert Sherlaw Johnson is a lecturer in music at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Worcester Colleage. He is also a composer and pianist and has recorded a number of Messiaen's works, including the Catalogue d'Oiseaux, of which he gave the first complete performance in Britain at Coventry Cathedral in 1973.
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'will be basic to all future Messiaen scholarship.' The Times Literary Supplement.
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Messiaen [Biography]
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Revised and Expanded. OP52844. This is the pioneering work on Olivier Messiaen, first published in 1975 and still a essential source of information on Messiaen's work and its prevailing relevance. This expanded edition includes Caroline Rae's "Postscript: The Works of Messiaen's Final Years". CONTENTS: Messiaen's early years; rhythm, Christian symbolism, organ music, song cycles, the War years, the Tristan myth, experimental period, birdsong, and much more 248 pages. CONDITION: A bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased, evidently unread FINE copy with negligible shelf-wear. This handsome, gift-quality copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag, for safe storage and transport. Seller Inventory # M892
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Author Robert Sherlaw Johnson discussed all Messiaen's main works, exploring his musical language, the development of his technique, his individual approach to harmony and rhythm, the theological and symbolic aspects of his music, and his use of birdsong. The appendices include a chronological list of works and a list of bird names. Discusses Messiaen's main works, exploring his musical language, the development of his technique, his individual approach to harmony and rhythm, the theological and symbolic aspects of his music, and his use of birdsong. This book contains appendices, which include a chronological list of works and a list of bird names. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781847725875
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