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Olivier Messiaen's Opera, Saint Francois d'Assise

Olivier Messiaen's Opera, Saint Francois d'Assise

Benitez, Vincent

Paperback

General MusicOperaMusic Reference

ISBN10: 0253042887
ISBN13: 9780253042880
Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
Published: Sep 1 2019
Pages: 328
Weight: 1.11
Height: 0.73 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

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. Benitez combines a close reading of the opera score with accounts from Messiaen's associates, studies of Messiaen's birdsong notebooks and other primary documents, and an examination of the religious, musical, poetic, and visual arts literature with which the composer was familiar to explore how the opera's harmonic language and sound-color relationships motivate its musical meaning and expression. Through his analysis of these diverse sources and comparisons of Saint François d'Assise with other works such as Berg's Wozzeck and Wagner's Parsifal, Benitez places Messiaen's compositional practice within larger musical perspectives and historical contexts.

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