An examination of developmental and variational processes in selected chamber and piano works of Oliver Messiaen (1908-1992)

• Main Author: Yeow, Gary Laycock Eng.
• Other Authors: Howard, John
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Visual arts and music::Music
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14086
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Olivier Messiaen's creative output spans a multiplicity of genres and musical forces. His musical oeuvre displays his inimitable stamp and he has, in his numerous treatises, conferences and recorded conversations, sought to explicate his compositional aesthetics and procedures. In his conversat...