Olivier Messiaen

Biography by Todd McComb

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was one of the most original and influential composers of the 20th century.
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Title	Year	Genre
Quatuor pour la fin du temps, for violin, cello, clarinet & piano, I/22	1940	Chamber Music
Regards (20) sur l'Enfant-Jésus, for piano, I/27	1944	Keyboard
Catalogue d'oiseaux (in 7 books), for piano, I/42	1956	Keyboard
Turangalîla-symphonie, for piano, ondes martenot & orchestra, I/29	1948	Concerto Symphony
La Nativité du Seigneur, meditations (9) for organ, I/14	1935	Keyboard
O sacrum convivium!, for voices, I/18	1937	Choral
Poèmes pour Mi, song cycle for soprano & piano (or orchestra), I/17b	1936	Vocal Music
Visions de l'Amen, for 2 pianos, I/25	1943	Keyboard
Messe de la Pentecôte, for organ, I/36	1949	Keyboard
Le merle noir, for flute & piano, I/37	1951	Chamber Music
Le banquet céleste, for organ, I/1	1928	Keyboard
L' Ascension, 4 meditations for orchestra, I/12a	1932	Orchestral
Études de rhythme (4), for piano solo, I/32-35	1949	Keyboard
Cinq rechants, for 12 voices, I/31	1948	Vocal Music Choral
Livre du Saint-Sacrement, for organ, I/53	1984	Keyboard
Trois petites liturgies de la Présence Divine, for women's chorus, piano, ondes martenot, percussion & strings, I/26	1943	Choral
Harawi, song cycle for soprano & piano, I/28	1945	Vocal Music
Sept haïkaï, for piano, 13 winds, 6 percussion & 8 violins, I/45	1962	Concerto Chamber Music
Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum, for 34 winds & 3 percussion, I/47	1963	Orchestral
Des canyons aux étoiles..., for piano, horn, xylorimba, glockenspiel & orchestra, I/51	1971	Orchestral