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Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen (UK: / ˈ m ɛ s i æ̃ /, [1] US: / m ɛ ˈ s j æ̃, m eɪ ˈ s j æ̃, m ɛ ˈ s j ɒ̃ /; [2] [3] [4] French: [ɔlivje øʒɛn pʁɔspɛʁ ʃaʁl mɛsjɑ̃]; 10 December 1908 – 27 April 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist.
Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (French pronunciation: [kwatɥɔʁ puʁ la fɛ̃ dy tɑ̃]), originally Quatuor de la fin du Temps ("Quartet of the End of Time"), also known by its English title Quartet for the End of Time, [1] is an eight-movement piece of chamber music by the French composer Olivier Messiaen. It was premiered in 1941.
Yvonne Louise Georgette Loriod-Messiaen (French pronunciation: [ivɔn lɔʁjo] ⓘ; 20 January 1924 – 17 May 2010) was a French pianist, teacher, and composer, and the second wife of composer Olivier Messiaen. Her sister was the Ondes Martenot player Jeanne Loriod.
L'Ascension (French pronunciation: [lasɑ̃sjɔ̃], lit. ' The Ascension '; official translation: "Ascension Day") is a suite of four symphonic meditations for orchestra that, with the exception of its third movement, were later arranged for pipe organ in 1933–1934.
The Turangalîla-Symphonie is the only symphony by Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992). It was written for an orchestra of large forces from 1946 to 1948 on a commission by Serge Koussevitzky for the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
The Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus ("Twenty Contemplations on the Infant Jesus") are a suite of 20 pieces for solo piano by the French composer Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992). The suite is a meditation on the infancy of Jesus.
Olivier Messiaen's Compositions, Listed by Title, archived from the original on 2012-11-19. Annotated works list, hosted by the Boston University Messiaen Project. Liste des compositions Olivier Messiaen, triés par date de composition. More comprehensive annotated list of works, in order of composition, with details on first performances and ...
Résurrection des morts (Resurrection of the dead). Stained glass, around 1200, in the Sainte-Chapelle. Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum (And I await the resurrection of the dead) is a suite for wind orchestra and percussion instruments by Olivier Messiaen, written in 1964 and first performed the following year.