Sunday, December 10, 2023

December 10 - Olivier Messiaen (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for December 10th are here: Olivier Messiaen (2019), César Franck; Olivier Messiaen (2020), César Franck; Olivier Messiaen (2021), and Olivier Messiaen (2022)

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Olivier Messiaen (10 December 1908 – 27 April 1992) was an organist and one of the greatest French composers of the 20th century.   

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Higher Art


Though mystical Catholicism

      Was a prism

Shining through Messiaen’s theory,


His organ works proved doctrinairish,

     And over-garish

     For a parish,

And left the parishioners leery. 

 

 

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