| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Composers in context |
| Contents |
I. Mondial Messiaen. Introduction. The Image of Messiaen / Robert Sholl ; Messiaen's Family / Nigel Simeone ; Yvonne Loriod / Matthew Schellhorn ; Messiaen and the Paris Conservatoire / Christopher Brent-Murray ; Messiaen and Classical India and Greece / Peter Asimov ; Messiaen and the USA / Nigel Simeone ; Messiaen and the idea of Japan / Peter Burt ; Messiaen and China / Wei-Ling Cheong ; Messiaen and Australia : the composer as Lyrebird / Charles Bodmin-Rae -- II. Messiaen and Theology. Messiaen and Tournemire / Jenifer Donelson ; Ressourcement Theology in the Interwar Works of Olivier Messiaen / Elizabeth McLain ; Revitalising the Spiritual : Messiaen and La Jeune France / Caroline Rae ; Theology and Aesthetics of Thomas Aquinas in the Compositions of Olivier Messiaen / Siglind Bruhn ; Messiaen's Musical Language of Religious Symbolism / Siglind Bruhn ; The Composition of Glory : Olivier Messiaen and Hans Urs von Balthasar / Jennifer Newsome Martin ; Messiaen and the Franciscan Spirit / Robert Fallon |
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III. Composers, Performers and Critics. Before Le Cas : Messiaen in the Musical Press / Stephen Broad ; Messiaen and Borrowing / Christopher Brent-Murray, Yves Balmer and Thomas Lacote ; Messiaen and Criticism / Arnold Whittall ; Messiaen as Organist of la Trinite / Andrew Shenton ; Messiaen and The Organ Recordings / Andrew Shenton ; 'Un sens artistique tres developpe' : Messiaen's cahiers as performance aid / Roderick Chadwick ; Pianism and Virtuosity in Messiaen's Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jesus / Caroline Rae ; Messiaen as orchestrator / Christopher Dingle -- IV. Concepts and Legacy. The Simplicity of Messiaen / Jacques Amblard (trans. Robert Sholl) ; Messiaen and Synaesthesia / Duncan Carmichael ; The Opposite of Time : What Birds Meant for Messiaen / David Rothenburg ; Messiaen and Surrealism / Robert Sholl ; An Explosive Confrontation : Messiaen and the Post-War Avant-Garde / Amy Bauer ; Messiaen and Jacques Charpentier / Robert Sholl ; Messiaen and Boulez / Arnold Whittall ; Messiaen and Spectralism / Marilyn Nonken |
| Summary |
"Exploring the many dimensions of Messiaen's life, thought and music, this book provides fresh perspectives on the contexts within which the composer worked, the intellectual currents that influenced him, and the influence he himself exerted on twentieth-century music. It enables a holistic understanding of this 'mondial' French composer in relation to the wider world, including his engagement with and refiguration of theology through music, the performance and reception of his work, the ways in which his aesthetics and conceptual universe have been understood by his students, and how his legacy continues to evolve. Reappraising known facts and adding new interpretations from a variety of inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary viewpoints, Messiaen in Context provides a fresh understanding and engagement with one of the most significant musicians of the twentieth century. Robert Sholl teaches at The Royal Academy of Music and the University of West London. He is the editor of Messiaen Studies (2007) and James MacMillan Studies (with George Parsons, 2021) and Contemporary Music and Spirituality (with Sander van Maas, 2017). As a performer, he has played all of Messiaen's organ music, recorded improvisations to film on the organ and piano, and has given recitals at major venues in London and Paris"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992 |
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Music -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Music
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sholl, Robert, editor
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| LC no. |
2022040471 |
| ISBN |
9781108768290 |
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1108768296 |
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