Orchestra
SKU:
HL.48182456
Composed
by Olivier Messiaen.
Leduc. Post-1900.
Softcover. 91 pages.
Alphonse Leduc #AL23681.
Published by Alphonse
Leduc (HL.48182456).
UPC: 888680831288.
7.0x10.5x0.313
inches.
“Comp
osed in 1964, Et Exspecto
Resurrectionem Mortuorum
is a religious piece by
Olivier Messiaen which
title means ?And I wait
for the resurrection of
the dead?. Commissioned
by André Malraux, this
orchestra lasts
approximately 35 minutes
and was written for the
commemoration of the dead
in the world wars. It
features five movements:
I. â€â€œDes
profondeurs de
l'abîme, je crie vers
toi, Seigneur: Seigneur,
écoute ma
voix!â€â€œ II.
â€â€œLe Christ,
ressuscité des morts,
ne meurt plus; la mort
n'a plus sur lui
d'empire.â€â€œ
III.
â€â€œL'heure
vient où les morts
entendront la voix du
Fils de
Dieu...â€â€œ IV.
â€â€œIls
ressusciteront, glorieux,
avec un nom nouveau --
dans le concert joyeux
des étoiles et les
acclamations des fils du
ciel.â€â€œ V.
â€â€œEt
j'entendis la voix d'une
foule
immense...â€â€œ
This is the conductor's
score which includes all
parts. Olivier Messiaen
(1908-1992) was a French
Organist and composer
passionate about
Ornithology and one of
the most important
composers of his century.
Inspired by Japanese
music, he had a very
special way of composing
and his work can be
identified by its
complexity, its diatonic
aspect, its harmony with
limited transposition,
its colour and its
additive rhythms. He
composed many works
related to ornithology
and birdsongs, including
the Bird Catalogue in 7
volumes and the Treatise
on rhythm, colour and
ornithology in 7
volumes.â€.