Messiaen's contemplations of covenant and incarnation
Subtitle: musical symbols of faith in the two great piano cycles of the 1940s
By: by Siglind Bruhn.
Series: Dimension & diversity -- no. 7
Publisher: Pendragon Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Hillsdale, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9781576471296
Subjects: Messiaen, Olivier, -- 1908-1992; Messiaen, Olivier, -- 1908-1992; Music -- Religious aspects; Symbolism in music
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-288) and index.
Table of contents: title: Messiaen's religious resources; title: The sevenfold amen in the relationship between God and his creatures; title: Contemplations of the child at Bethlehem : a multi-demensional symphony.