Focusing on Messiaen's relation to history - both his own and the
history he engendered - the Messiaen Perspectives volumes convey
the growing understanding of his deep and varied interconnections
with his cultural milieux. Messiaen Perspectives 1: Sources and
Influences examines the genesis, sources and cultural pressures
that shaped Messiaen's music. Messiaen Perspectives 2: Techniques,
Influence and Reception analyses Messiaen's compositional approach
and the repercussions of his music. While each book offers a
coherent collection in itself, together these complementary volumes
elucidate how powerfully Messiaen was embedded in his time and
place, and how his music resonates ever more today. Messiaen
Perspectives 1: Sources and Influences presents many new primary
sources, including discussion of Messiaen's birdsong cahiers,
sketch and archival materials for his Prix de Rome entries and
war-time Portique, along with performance practice insights and
theological inspiration in works as diverse as Visions de l'Amen,
Harawi, Timbres-durees and the organ Meditations. The volume places
the composer within a broader historical and cultural framework
than has previously been attempted, ranging from specific
influences to more general contexts. As a centrepiece, the book
includes an examination of the impact of one of the greatest
influences upon Messiaen, Yvonne Loriod.
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