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What does St. Francis have to do with Olivier Messiaen?
Saint François d'Assise is an opera in three acts and eight scenes by French composer and librettist Olivier Messiaen, written from 1975 to 1983.
What was the piece Olivier Messiaen composed with St. Francis?
Saint François d'Assise is an opera in three acts and eight scenes by French composer and librettist Olivier Messiaen, written from 1975 to 1983.
What are the canyons mentioned in the Olivier Messiaen article?
Olivier Messiaen arranged a visit to the US in spring 1972, and was inspired by Bryce Canyon in Utah.
How did the canyons in Utah influence Olivier Messiaen's work?
Olivier Messiaen was inspired by the birds and the landscape.
What does transfiguration have to do with Olivier Messiaen?
La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ by Olivier Messiaen. It is based on the account found in the synoptic gospels of Jesus' transfiguration.
What was significant about Olivier Messiaen's work La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ?
The writing is on a very large scale; the work requires around 200 performers.
What instruments did Olivier Messiaen use in La Transfiguration?
Woodwind: 2 piccolos, 3 flutes, 3 oboes, cor anglais, piccolo clarinet in E-flat, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon
What was the Beyond Olivier Messiaen worked on?
Éclairs sur l’Au-Delà … (Lightning Over the Beyond … ) is an epic orchestral work by Olivier Messiaen, written in 1988–91.

Question: what was he commissioned to do?
Self-contained rewrite: What was Olivier Messiaen commissioned to do?