Birdsong in the music of Olivier Messiaen

The intention of this investigation is to formulate a chronological survey of Messiaen's treatment of birdsong, taking into account the species involved and the composer's evolving methods of motivic manipulation instrumentation in corporation of intrinsic characteristics and structure. Th...

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Main Author: Kraft, David
Published: Middlesex University 2000
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.327313