| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 302 pages) : music |
| Contents |
Introduction: Setting the stage for Messiaen's compositional summa -- Contemplating theologies of beauty, glory, and light in Saint François d'Assise -- A theological opera and its musical themes -- Form as an expression of the beyond -- Chords and colors : the harmonic vocabulary of Saint François d'Assise -- Analyzing the musical language of Saint François d'Assise -- Birdsong in Saint François d'Assise -- Tonal-dramatic associations in Saint Francis's spiritual journey -- Saint Francis's path toward the numinous : a tonal-color narrative -- Appendix: Dramatic synopsis |
| Summary |
In this comprehensive study of Olivier Messiaen's magnum opus, Saint François d'Assise, Vincent Perez Benitez examines the opera from both theological and musical-analytical perspectives to ask how Messiaen expresses his Catholic theology through his work |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-295) and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 15, 2019) |
| Subject |
Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992. Saint François d'Assise.
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| SUBJECT |
Saint François d'Assise (Messiaen, Olivier) fast |
| Subject |
MUSIC -- History & Criticism.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2018050024 |
| ISBN |
9780253042903 |
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0253042909 |
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9780253042897 |
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0253042895 |
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