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1 online resource |
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Cambridge elements. Elements in music since 1945 |
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Cambridge elements. Elements in music since 1945.
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Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Olivier Messiaen's Turangalîla-symphonie -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Context, Commission, Composition, and Premiere -- The Commission and Composition -- The Meaning of Turangalîla -- The Meaning of symphonie -- The Trois Tâla -- The Premiere and Initial Reception -- 3 Messiaen's Musical Style -- Faith and Love -- Birdsong -- Modes of Limited Transposition and Harmony -- Rhythm -- Color -- Orchestration -- The Gamelan Group -- The Piano -- The Ondes Martenot -- 4 The Tristan Trilogy and the Extramusical Program -- Messiaen the Surrealist |
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Harawi -- Cinq rechants -- Programmatic Elements in Turangalîla -- A -- Myths and Symbols of Love -- 1. The legend of Tristan and Isolde -- 2. Orpheus and Eurydice -- 3. Bluebeard -- 4. Medusa on Perseus's arm -- 5. Vivien and Merlin -- 6. Pelléas and Mélisande -- 7. Romeo and Juliet -- 8. Folklore of the Cape Verde Islands -- 9. Hindu Asuras -- B -- Literary Sources -- C -- Visual Sources -- 5 Analysis and Explanation of the Turangalîla-symphonie -- Four Cyclical Themes -- 1. The statue theme -- 2. The flower theme -- 3. The love theme -- 4. The chord theme -- Analysis by Movement |
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Movement 1 -- Introduction [Introduction] (modéré, un peu vif [moderately, somewhat lively]) -- Movement 2 -- Chant d'amour I [Love song 1] (modéré, lourd [moderately, heavy]) -- Movement 3 -- Turangalîla I [Turangalîla 1] (presque lent, rêveur [almost slow, dreamily]) -- Movement 4 -- Chant d'amour II [Love song 2] (bienmodéré [wellmoderated]) -- Movement 5 -- Joie du sang des étoiles [Joy of the Blood of the Stars] (Vif, passionné avec joie [fast, passionate, with joy]) -- Movement 6 -- Jardin du sommeil d'amour [Garden of love's sleep] (trèsmodéré, très tendre [very moderate, very tender]) |
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Movement 7 -- Turangalîla II [Turangalîla 2] (un peu vif, bien modéré [a little lively, well moderated]) -- Movement 8 -- Développement de l'amour [Development of love] (bienmodéré [well moderated]) -- A) Introduction -- B) Grand development -- C) Coda -- Movement 9 -- Turangalîla III [Turangalîla 3] (bien modéré [well moderated]) -- Movement 10 -- Final [Finale] (modéré, presque vif, avec une grande joie [moderate, almost lively, with great joy]) -- 6 1990 Revisions to the Score -- 7 Reception History and Interpretation -- A Definitive Recording -- Visual Accompaniment and Ballet Versions |
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Use in Film -- 8 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Permissions |
| Summary |
This Element contains information included on the commission and composition of the piece, its premiere by the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein, its revision by Messiaen in 1990, and its reception history in both live and recorded performances |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 19, 2023) |
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Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992. Turangalîla-symphonie.
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Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992
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Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992 |
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Turangalîla-symphonie (Messiaen, Olivier) fast |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781009165723 |
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1009165720 |
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9781009204927 |
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1009204920 |
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