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A reference work for all those approaching music history through the lens of music criticism, from undergraduates to established scholars and professionals. As well as giving authoritative accounts of traditional regions such as Britain, France and Germany, the book substantially expands the timeframe, genre and geographical reach of the field.

A reference work for all those approaching music history through the lens of music criticism, from undergraduates to established scholars and professionals. As well as giving authoritative accounts of traditional regions such as Britain, France and Germany, the book substantially expands the timeframe, genre and geographical reach of the field.

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This volume assesses Messiaen's position as a creative artist of the twentieth century in the light of the latest research. In the process, it identifies some of the key myths, confusions and exaggerations surrounding the composer which often mask equally remarkable truths. In attempting to reveal some of those truths, the essays elucidate a little of the mystery surrounding Messiaen as a man, an artist, a believer and a musician.

Olivier Messiaen stands as one of the most influential composers of the twentieth century and among the foremost religious artists of any era. When he died in 1992, the prevailing image was of a deeply religious man whose only sources of inspiration were God and Nature, and of a composer whose music progressed along an entirely individual path, impervious to contemporaneous events and the whims both of his fellow artists and the critics. The L...

Olivier Messiaen stands as one of the most influential composers of the twentieth century and among the foremost religious artists of any era. When he died in 1992, the prevailing image was of a deeply religious man whose only sources of inspiration were God and Nature, and of a composer whose music progressed along an entirely individual path, impervious to contemporaneous events and the whims both of his fellow artists and the critics. The L...

When Olivier Messiaen (1902-1992) completed the vast opera Saint Francois d'Assise in 1983, he was mentally and physically exhausted, and believed that this monumental work would be his final compositional statement. Seven further works emerged, however, and these form the focus of the present study. Christopher Dingle suggests that.

Assesses Messiaen's position as a creative artist of the twentieth century in the light of a research. This volume presents some of the fruits of this research, concentrating on three broad, interrelated areas: Messiaen's relationship with fellow artists, key developments in the composer's musical language and technique, and his influences.