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Chapter 31 - Messiaen and Boulez

from Part IV - Concepts and Legacy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2023

By
Arnold Whittall
Edited by
Robert Sholl
Robert Sholl
Affiliation:
Royal Academy of Music and University of West London
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Since the death of Pierre Boulez in 2016, the historiography of contemporary music has begun to confront the completion of one of the most remarkable careers affecting the character and context of musical life since 1945. This chapter examines the changing nature of the relationship between Messiaen and his most distinguished student. It examines Boulez’s critiques of Messiaen, and it creates a dialogue between aspects of classicism and modernism in the thinking of both composers, establishing their distinctiveness and relevance to the continuing evolution of compositional practice in the present day.

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Boulezcriticismclassicismmodernism
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Messiaen in Context , pp. 290 - 297
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Messiaen and Boulez
  • Edited by Robert Sholl, Royal Academy of Music and University of West London
  • Book: Messiaen in Context
  • Online publication: 09 November 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108768290.031
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  • Edited by Robert Sholl, Royal Academy of Music and University of West London
  • Book: Messiaen in Context
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108768290.031
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  • Messiaen and Boulez
  • Edited by Robert Sholl, Royal Academy of Music and University of West London
  • Book: Messiaen in Context
  • Online publication: 09 November 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108768290.031
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