Olivier Messiaen's System of Signs: Notes Towards Understanding His MusicA systematic and detailed examination of the compositional techniques of one of the most significant musicians of the twentieth century, as they relate to his desire to express profound truths about Catholicism. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Messiaens Music as Language | 9 |
Messiaens Theology | 17 |
Communicating through Music | 37 |
Rhythm as a Sign | 47 |
Plainchant as a Sign | 58 |
Adding a Communicable Language | 69 |
Linguistic Analysis of the langage communicable | 83 |
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Olivier Messiaen's System of Signs: Notes Towards Understanding His Music Andrew Shenton Limited preview - 2017 |
Olivier Messiaen's System of Signs: Notes Towards Understanding His Music Andrew Shenton Limited preview - 2017 |
Common terms and phrases
Alleluia alphabet analysis angels Aquinas bird birdsong black woodpecker blackcap canyons aux étoiles cartouche Catholic chords Church cipher colour composer composer's compositional comprehension described Dieu discussion example explanation express extra-musical Father fin du Temps French garden warbler Gillian Weir hermeneutics Holy Spirit Ibid instrument interlude interpretation La Trinité langage communicable Language Instinct Leduc leitmotifs letters linguistic listener Livre du Saint Mâche meaning Méditations melody Messiaen's langage Messiaen's music motifs movement Music and Color musical language mystère octave Olivier Messiaen organ Organ Music Paris Paul Crossley pedal Père performance phrase piano piece Pinker pitch plainsong played preface problems Quatuor recording reference registration rhythmic Rosetta Stone Rößler Saint François Saint Sacrement Sainte Trinité Samuel score semantic semiotic semiotic system Sherlaw Johnson sign system song sound specific stars Summa Theologiae symbols T.S. Eliot technique theme theological timbre translation transliterated Trinitarian Trinity understanding VIII words written yellowhammer