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Messiaen

Messiaen

by RobertSherlawJohnson (Author)

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    Paperback 2008

    $31.31
Synopsis

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.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 248
 Publisher: Omnibus Press
Published: 08 Oct 2008
ISBN 10: 1847725872
ISBN 13: 9781847725875

Media Reviews
'will be basic to all future Messiaen scholarship.' The Times Literary Supplement.
Author Bio
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.