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Olivier Messiaen 1908-1992

Olivier Messiaen 1908-1992. Timeline. 1908 – Born in Avignon (December 11) 1914 – Father joins army/moves with mother and brother to Grenoble 1919 – Family moves to Paris/studies at the Paris Conservatoire with Dupré, Dukas, Emmanuel, and Widor

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Olivier Messiaen 1908-1992

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  1. Olivier Messiaen1908-1992

  2. Timeline • 1908 – Born in Avignon (December 11) • 1914 – Father joins army/moves with mother and brother to Grenoble • 1919 – Family moves to Paris/studies at the Paris Conservatoire with Dupré, Dukas, Emmanuel, and Widor • 1931 – Becomes organist at the church of La Trinité in Paris • 1932 – Marries Claire Delbos • 1936 – “La Jeune France” • 1937 – Birth of son, Pascal/O Sacrum Convivium!

  3. 1939 – Called to military service as medical auxiliary • 1940 – Taken prisoner of war/Quatuorpour la fin du temps • 1944 – Wrote “Technique de mon langage musical” • 1959 – Death of first wife • 1961 – Marries Yvonne Loriod • 1966 – Becomes professor of composition at Paris Conservatoire • (lots of composing/teaching until…) • 1992 – Messiaen dies (April 28)

  4. O sacrum convivium, in quo Christus sumitur: recolitur memoria passionis eius; mens impletur gratia et futurae gloriae nobis pignus datur. O sacred banquet, in which Christ is received, the memory of His Passion is renewed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us. O Sacrum ConviviumO Sacred Banquet

  5. O sacred banquet! in which Christ is received:

  6. the memory of His Passion is renewed; the mind is filled with grace,

  7. the mind is filled with grace. O sacred, sacred…

  8. sacred, sacred, O sacred banquet, in which Christ is received,

  9. the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory

  10. is given to us, Alleluia.

  11. O sacred, sacred banquet!

  12. Bibliography • Hill, Peter, ed. The Messiaen Companion. Portland: Amadeus P, 1994. • Glasow, E Thomas, trans. Olivier Messiaen: Music and Color, Conversations with Claude Samuel. Portland: Amadeus P, 1986. • Johnson, Robert S. Messiaen. Berkely and Los Angeles, CA: University of California P, 1975. • Hill, Peter and Nigel Simeone. Messiaen. New Haven and London: Yale UP, 2005. • "O Sacred Banquet (O Sacrum Convivium)." Society of St. Pius X, District of Great Britain. 2005. 19 Apr. 2006 <http://www.sspx.co.uk/prayers.php?id=203>. • "Olivier Messiaen." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 24 Apr 2006, 09:36 UTC. 26 Apr 2006, 09:04 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Olivier_Messiaen&oldid=49894440>. • London Sinfonietta. "O Sacrum Convivium!" By Olivier Messiaen. Rec. Aug. 1990. Messiaen: Trois Petites Liturgies. Virgin Classics Limited.

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