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what was the birdsong in relation to Olivier Messiaen?
Olivier Messiaen had long been fascinated by birdsong, and birds had made appearances in several of his earlier works.
Did Olivier Messiaen make any music pieces based on birds?
Olivier Messiaen found birdsong fascinating, notating bird songs worldwide and incorporating birdsong transcriptions into his music.
Which one of Olivier Messiaen's music pieces based on birds was most known?
Olivier Messiaen’s magnum opus was Catalogue d’Oiseaux (Catalogue of Birds), a work for solo piano completed in 1958.
What musical instruments were used in Olivier Messiaen's Catalogue d'Oiseaux?
Catalogue d'Oiseaux is a work for piano solo by Olivier Messiaen composed of thirteen pieces.
Did Olivier Messiaen travel or have tours in the 1960s?
In 1962 Olivier Messiaen visited Japan, where Gagaku music and Noh theatre inspired the orchestral Japanese sketches, Sept haïkaï, which contain stylised imitations of traditional Japanese instruments.

Question: When did he begin to travel?
Self-contained rewrite: When did Olivier Messiaen begin to travel?