Olivier Messiaen

Biography by Todd McComb

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Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was one of the most original and influential composers of the 20th century.
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Composition Highlights

Title	Year	Avg. Duration	Genre
Catalogue d'oiseaux (in 7 books), for piano, I/42	1956	01:15:01	Keyboard
Turangalîla-symphonie, for piano, ondes martenot & orchestra, I/29	1948	01:15:01	Concerto Symphony
Quatuor pour la fin du temps, for violin, cello, clarinet & piano, I/22	1940	43:33	Chamber Music
Regards (20) sur l'Enfant-Jésus, for piano, I/27	1944	01:16:39	Keyboard
Le merle noir, for flute & piano, I/37	1951	06:01	Chamber Music
Des canyons aux étoiles..., for piano, horn, xylorimba, glockenspiel & orchestra, I/51	1971	51:56	Orchestral
Cinq rechants, for 12 voices, I/31	1948	19:10	Vocal Music Choral
Saint François d'Assise, opera in 3 acts, I/52	1975	03:55:24	Opera
Le banquet céleste, for organ, I/1	1928	07:01	Keyboard
O sacrum convivium!, for voices, I/18	1937	04:49	Choral
Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum, for 34 winds & 3 percussion, I/47	1963	23:24	Orchestral
Méditations sur le mystère de la Sainte Trinité, for organ, I/49	1969	01:14:30	Keyboard
Trois petites liturgies de la Présence Divine, for women's chorus, piano, ondes martenot, percussion & strings, I/26	1943	27:44	Choral
Visions de l'Amen, for 2 pianos, I/25	1943	39:54	Keyboard
La Nativité du Seigneur, meditations (9) for organ, I/14	1935	33:41	Keyboard
Poèmes pour Mi, song cycle for soprano & piano (or orchestra), I/17b	1936	20:54	Vocal Music
Sept haïkaï, for piano, 13 winds, 6 percussion & 8 violins, I/45	1962	12:19	Concerto Chamber Music
Eclairs sur l'au-delá, for orchestra, I/61	1988	01:06:19	Orchestral
Cantéyodjayâ, for piano, I/30	1949	12:27	Keyboard
Concert à quatre, for flute, cello, piano & orchestra, I/62	1990	26:09	Concerto