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1 Online-Ressource (xii, 233 pages)
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ISBN:
9780511843679
Serie:
Music in context
Inhalt:
Roderick Chadwick and Peter Hill give a detailed account of the evolution of Olivier Messiaen's Catalogue d'oiseaux for piano solo, from its initial conception in the Black Forest in 1953 to its completion and premiere in the Parisian 'Concerts du Domaine Musical' at the end of the decade. Through close examination of the composer's birdsong cahiers they demonstrate how Messiaen translated nature into music in a way that had a major impact on his later work. They also consider issues of performance, and Messiaen's artistic relationship with his dedicatee and wife-to-be, Yvonne Loriod, including the significance of her two recordings of the cycle. This book illuminates the Catalogue from a variety of angles: its historical significance, as a study of how mimicry of nature can be transformed into music of mesmeric originality, and as a guide that offers a wealth of fresh insights to listeners and performers
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jan 2018)
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781107000315
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781107000315
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1017/9780511843679
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Mehr zum Autor:
Hill, Peter 1948-
Mehr zum Autor:
Chadwick, Roderick 1978-
