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Composer whose work was
drawn from his Catholic faith
(left) The ‘Monnaies’ mansion was
built in 1619, and it is one of the
best examples of the baroque style
in Avignon. It currently hosts the
Olivier Messiaen music
conservatoire.
(right) A photo of Olivier taken in
November 1986.
(below) Screenprint, 5.5 x 7 in,
2007. A section from a poster
designed for a performance of
nì~êíÉí=Ñçê=íÜÉ=båÇ=çÑ=qáãÉ=with
Sakiko Mori on piano. The score
was written when Olivier Messiaen
was a POW in a WWII camp and
first performed in a camp.
OLIVIER MESSIAEN TIMELINE
1908: läáîáÉê=bìÖÉåÉ=mêçëéÉê=`Ü~êäÉë
jÉëëá~Éå=ï~ë=Äçêå=çå=NMíÜ
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~í=íÜÉ=~ÖÉ=çÑ=NNK
1924: t~ë=~ï~êÇÉÇ=íÜÉ=ëÉÅçåÇ=éêáòÉ
áå=Ü~êãçåóK
1926: oÉÅÉáîÉÇ=íÜÉ=Ñáêëí=éêáòÉ=áå
ÅçìåíÉêéçáåí=~åÇ=ÑìÖìÉK
1928: ^ï~êÇÉÇ=íÜÉ=Ñáêëí=éêáòÉ=áå=íÜÉ
Üáëíçêó=çÑ=ãìëáÅ=~ÑíÉê=ëíìÇóáåÖ=ïáíÜ
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1931: e~Ç=Üáë=éìÄäáÅ=ÇÉÄìí=ïáíÜ=Üáë
çêÅÜÉëíê~ä=ëìáíÉI=Les Offrandes
Oubliees.
1931: t~ë=ã~ÇÉ=~=éÉêã~åÉåí
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1932: j~êêáÉÇ=íÜÉ=îáçäáåáëí=~åÇ
ÅçãéçëÉê=`ä~áêÉ=aÉäÄçK
1936: ^äçåÖ=ïáíÜ=^åÇêÉ=gçäáîÉíI
a~åáÉä=iÉëìê=~åÇ=vîÉë=_~ìÇêáÉêI
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gÉìåÉ=cê~åÅÉÛ=EvçìåÖ=cê~åÅÉFK
1937: jÉëëá~Éå=~åÇ=`ä~áêÉ=Ü~Ç=íÜÉáê
Ñáêëí=ëçåI=m~ëÅ~äK
1940: eÉ=ï~ë=Å~éíìêÉÇ=~ë=~=éêáëçåÉê
~åÇ=í~âÉå=íç=dçêäáíò=~åÇ=ï~ë
áãéêáëçåÉÇ=~í=pí~ä~Ö=sfffJ^K
1941: qÜÉ=èì~êíÉí=Quartet for the
End of Time ï~ë=éÉêÑçêãÉÇ=íç=~å
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1943: eÉ=ÅçãéçëÉÇ=Visions de
l’Amen (Visions of the Amen) ~åÇ=~äëç
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présence divine (Three small liturgies
of the Divine Presence).
1944: eÉ=ÅçãéáäÉÇ=Üáë=Technique de
mon langage musical (Technique of
my musical language).
1959: eáë=Ñáêëí=ïáÑÉ=é~ëëÉÇ=~ï~ó=ÇìÉ
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1961: j~êêáÉÇ=íÜÉ=éá~åáëí=vîçååÉ
içêáçÇK
1978: oÉíáêÉÇ=Ñêçã=íÉ~ÅÜáåÖ=~í=íÜÉ
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1983: eáë=çéÉê~=Saint-Francois
d’Assise ï~ë=éêÉãáÉêÉÇK
1984: mìÄäáëÜÉÇ=~=ã~àçê=ÅçääÉÅíáçå=çÑ
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of God to those who
have no faith
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