Organ
SKU:
HL.48182909
Composed
by Olivier Messiaen.
Leduc. Classical.
Softcover. 89 pages.
Alphonse Leduc #AL24656.
Published by Alphonse
Leduc (HL.48182909).
UPC: 888680862145.
0.298
inches.
Olivier
Messiaen (1908-1992) is
known for his unique
composition style.
Incorporating complex
rhythms, harmony and
melodies, Meditations on
the Mystery of the Holy
Trinity is no exception
to the composer's
popular, distinctive
style. Composed in 1969,
Meditations on the
Mystery of the Holy
Trinity is an example of
Messiaen's use of
Serialism. The composer
first used what he called
his musical alphabet in
Meditations on the
Mystery of the Holy
Trinity, where the
alphabet includes motifs
for the concepts, 'to
have', 'to be' and 'God'.
Furthermore, 'sentences'
depict the writings of
St. Thomas Aquinas.
Messiaen's musical
alphabet, which he also
described as communicable
language is explained as
a preface to the
composition Meditations
on the Mystery of the
Holy Trinity. Divided
into nine sections
('meditations'), a
typical performance lasts
about 74 minutes.
Messiaen's Meditations on
the Mystery of the Holy
Trinity is essential to
all advanced, virtuoso
and contemporary
organists seeking to
expand and vary their
repertoire..
