Messiaen Quatuor Pour la Fin du Temps |
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| Author:
| Pople, Anthony |
| Contribution by:
| Rushton, Julian |
| Series title: | Cambridge Music Handbooks Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-58497-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1998 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $69.00 |
Book Description:
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This book is about the popular Quartet for the End of Time by Messiaen, which was first performed in 1941. The book describes how the work was composed in a prisoner-of-war camp and discusses the music in detail. Like most of Messiaen's music, the Quartet is strongly Christian in inspiration.
This book is about the popular Quartet for the End of Time by Messiaen, which was first performed in 1941. The book describes how the work was composed in a prisoner-of-war camp and discusses the music in detail. Like most of Messiaen's music, the Quartet is strongly Christian in inspiration.