Olivier Messiaen's opera, Saint François d'Assise
Introduction: setting the stage for Messiaen's compositional summa -- Contemplating theologies of beauty, glory, and light in Saint François d'Assise -- A theological opera and its musical themes -- Form as an expression of the beyond -- Chords and colors: the harmonic vocabulary of Saint...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Indiana University Press
2019
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Introduction: setting the stage for Messiaen's compositional summa -- Contemplating theologies of beauty, glory, and light in Saint François d'Assise -- A theological opera and its musical themes -- Form as an expression of the beyond -- Chords and colors: the harmonic vocabulary of Saint François d'Assise -- Analyzing the musical language of Saint François d'Assise -- Birdsong in Saint François d'Assise -- Tonal-dramatic associations in Saint Francis's spiritual journey -- Saint Francis's path toward the numinous: a tonal-color narrative -- Appendix: dramatic synopsis. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | xxii, 302 Seiten Notenbeispiele |
| ISBN: | 9780253042880 978-0-253-04288-0 9780253042873 978-0-253-04287-3 |