Olivier Messiaen : texts, contexts, and intertexts (1937-1948) / Richard D E Burton ; edited by Roger Nichols.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burton, Richard D. E., 1946-2008, author.

Contributor:

Nichols, Roger, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992--Criticism and interpretation.

Messiaen, Olivier.

Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

viii, 246 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]

Contents:

1 Agape and Eros (1): Poèmes pour Mi and Chants de terre et de ciel 1

2 History and the End of Time: Interpreting Messiaen's Quatuor 27

3 Occupation and Liberation (1941-1945): Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus and Trois Petites Liturgies de la Présence Divine 78

4 Messiaen and Ernest Hello: Abyss, Alleluia, and Amen (Visions de l'Amen) 127

5 Agape and Eros (II): Messiaen's 'Tristan Trilogy' (Harawi, Turangalila-Symphonie, Cinq rechatits) 151.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780190277949

0190277947

OCLC:

925355430