Messiaen, Olivier
World Encyclopedia | Date: 2005
Messiaen, Olivier (1908–92) French composer and organist. His organ works, including
L'Ascension (1933) and
La Nativité du Seigneur (1935), are important contributions to the repertoire of that instrument. Among other compositions is the monumental ten-movement
Turangalîla-symphonie (1949) and an opera on the life of Francis of Assisi (1983).
http://www.oliviermessiaen.co.uk
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