Messiaen Studies

Messiaen Studies
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
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ISBN-10 : 9780521839815
ISBN-13 : 0521839815
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Book Synopsis Messiaen Studies by : Robert Sholl

Download or read book Messiaen Studies written by Robert Sholl and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-12-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of scholarly studies on the French composer Olivier Messiaen, one of the major figures of twentieth-century music, offers new cultural, historical, biographical and analytical perspectives on his musical Å"uvre from 1941 to 1992. The chapters provide fresh insights on the origins, style and poetics of Messiaen's music, and therefore provide an inspiration and foundation for future scholarship. Reflecting and expanding upon the broad range of Messiaen's own interdisciplinary interests, the book will be of interest to students of music, art, literature and theology.


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