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| Op. ?? || Esquisse modale || ??? || 1927 (unpub.)
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| Op. ?? || Le banquet céleste || The heavenly banquet || 1928
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| Op. ?? || L'hôte aimable des âmes || ??? || 1928 (unpub.)
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| Op. ?? || Variations écossaises || ??? || 1928 (unpub.)
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| Op. ?? || Offrande au Saint-Sacrament || ??? || 1930-35 (unpub.)
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| Op. ?? || Diptyque || Diptych || 1930
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| Op. ?? || Apparition de l'église éternelle || Apparition of the eternal church || 1932
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| Op. ?? || L'ascension || The Ascension || 1932-33
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| Op. ?? || La Nativité du Seigneur || The Lord's nativity || 1935
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| Op. ?? || Les corps glorieux || Glorious bodies || 1939
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| Op. ?? || Messe de la Pentecôte || Pentecost mass || 1949-50
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| Op. ?? || Livre d'orgue || ??? || 1951-2
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| Op. ?? || Verset pour la Fête de la dédicace || Verse for the festival of dedication || 1960
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| Op. ?? || Monodie || ??? || 1963
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| Op. ?? || Méditations sur le mystèrede la Sainte Trinité || Meditations on the mystery of the Holy Trinity || 1969
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| Op. ?? || Livre du Saint Sacrament || Book of the Holy Sacrament || 1984
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| Op. ?? || Prelude || ??? || ???? (unpub.)
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Revision as of 01:59, 8 October 2014

Synopsis

French organist, composer, and teacher

  • 10 Dec 1908, born in Avignon, France
  • 1924, Paris, Entered Paris Conservitoire.
  • Autumn 1927, Paris, Studied organ with Marcel Dupre.
  • 1929-31, Paris, deputy organist at Église de la Sainte-Trinité
  • 1931-92, Paris, organist at Église de la Sainte-Trinité
  • 1930's, composed several of his multi-movement organ works
  • 1984, Livre du Saint Sacrament published
  • 27 Apr 1992, died in Paris, France

For details, see the Wikipedia article on Olivier Messiaen.

List of Organ Works

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Opus French Title English Translation Year
Op. ?? Esquisse modale ??? 1927 (unpub.)
Op. ?? Le banquet céleste The heavenly banquet 1928
Op. ?? L'hôte aimable des âmes ??? 1928 (unpub.)
Op. ?? Variations écossaises ??? 1928 (unpub.)
Op. ?? Offrande au Saint-Sacrament ??? 1930-35 (unpub.)
Op. ?? Diptyque Diptych 1930
Op. ?? Apparition de l'église éternelle Apparition of the eternal church 1932
Op. ?? L'ascension The Ascension 1932-33
Op. ?? La Nativité du Seigneur The Lord's nativity 1935
Op. ?? Les corps glorieux Glorious bodies 1939
Op. ?? Messe de la Pentecôte Pentecost mass 1949-50
Op. ?? Livre d'orgue ??? 1951-2
Op. ?? Verset pour la Fête de la dédicace Verse for the festival of dedication 1960
Op. ?? Monodie ??? 1963
Op. ?? Méditations sur le mystèrede la Sainte Trinité Meditations on the mystery of the Holy Trinity 1969
Op. ?? Livre du Saint Sacrament Book of the Holy Sacrament 1984
Op. ?? Prelude ??? ???? (unpub.)

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