Book contents
- Messiaen in Context
- Composers in Context
- Messiaen in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Musical Examples
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Part I Mondial Messiaen
- Part II Messiaen and Theology
- Part III Composers, Performers, and Critics
- Chapter 17 Before ‘Le Cas’
- Chapter 18 Messiaen and Borrowing
- Chapter 19 Messiaen and Criticism
- Chapter 20 Messiaen as Organist of L’Église de la Sainte-Trinité
- Chapter 21 Messiaen and the Organ Recordings
- Chapter 22 ‘Un sens artistique très développé’
- Chapter 23 Pianism and Virtuosity in Messiaen’s Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus
- Chapter 24 Messiaen as Orchestrator
- Part IV Concepts and Legacy
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 22 - ‘Un sens artistique très développé’
Messiaen’s Cahiers as Performance Aid
from Part III - Composers, Performers, and Critics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 November 2023
- Messiaen in Context
- Composers in Context
- Messiaen in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Musical Examples
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Part I Mondial Messiaen
- Part II Messiaen and Theology
- Part III Composers, Performers, and Critics
- Chapter 17 Before ‘Le Cas’
- Chapter 18 Messiaen and Borrowing
- Chapter 19 Messiaen and Criticism
- Chapter 20 Messiaen as Organist of L’Église de la Sainte-Trinité
- Chapter 21 Messiaen and the Organ Recordings
- Chapter 22 ‘Un sens artistique très développé’
- Chapter 23 Pianism and Virtuosity in Messiaen’s Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus
- Chapter 24 Messiaen as Orchestrator
- Part IV Concepts and Legacy
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Messiaen’s cahiers de notations des chants d’oiseaux tell us a great deal about how he fashioned works such as Oiseaux exotiques and Catalogue d’oiseaux from birdsong notations made in the wild and from recordings. Of what benefit can they be to performers? This chapter shows how insights the cahiers give into Messiaen’s imaginative world can influence performers’ approaches, offering perspectives on Messiaen’s perceptions of the ‘artistry’ of the birds, which are not always apparent from the published scores.
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- Messiaen in Context , pp. 199 - 206Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023