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Messiaen - Robert Sherlaw Johnson

Messiaen

By: Robert Sherlaw Johnson

Paperback | 1 February 2009 | Edition Number 1

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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.

Detailed exploration on his works - 'Des Canyons aux Etoiles' and 'Le Livre du Saint Sacrement'.

The appendices include a chronological list of works and a list of bird names.
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'will be basic to all future Messiaen scholarship.' The Times Literary Supplement.

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