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Chapter 2 - Messiaen’s Family

from Part I - Mondial Messiaen

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2023

By
Nigel Simeone
Edited by
Robert Sholl
Robert Sholl
Affiliation:
Royal Academy of Music and University of West London
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This chapter details the history of Messiaen’s family. It examines Messiaen’s relationships with his parents, Pierre Messiaen and Cécile Sauvage, his two wives, Claire Delbos and Yvonne Loriod, and his son Pascal. It reveals that Messiaen’s private life was complex and sometimes difficult, but also that these relationships had a profound effect on his understanding of himself as a composer, his compositions, and the performance of his music.

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familyPierre MessiaenDelbosSauvageLoriodperformance
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Messiaen in Context , pp. 10 - 17
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Messiaen’s Family
  • 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/10.1017/9781108768290.002
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  • Messiaen’s Family
  • 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/10.1017/9781108768290.002
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  • Messiaen’s Family
  • 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/10.1017/9781108768290.002
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