Messiaen

Olivier Messiaen · French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992) · 1908–1992

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Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen (UK:, US: ; French:; 10 December 1908 – 27 April 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist. One of the major composers of the 20th century, he was also an outstanding teacher of composition and musical analysis. […]

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Series · 13 Jul 2022BARTÓK - THE UNHEARD-OF SOUND • Pagani Parle Musique

2:18He brings forth Balinese gongs, millennia old for humanity but new, in a relative sense, for Europeans.
5:31He went to seek new timbres in traditional music.

Series · 3 Dec 2020Musicosophy 3. What is called modern music?

46:07In Stravinsky's line, uses Balinese gongs and gamelan: making forgotten musics resonate.