Saint Francis of Assisi is an opera in 3 acts by Olivier Messiaen. This volume i...(+)
Saint Francis of Assisi
is an opera in 3 acts by
Olivier Messiaen. This
volume is part of the
edition that includes the
books with the full
Orchestra scores, as well
as the explanations,
analysis and comments on
each tableau. It is
focused on the ?Act II,
Tableau 4. L?Ange
voyageur? which describes
the appearance of the
?Traveller Angel? to
Saint Francis. This
tableau is introduced by
each of the themes of
Brothers Leon, Elie and
Bernard and the theme of
Philemon, the bird. It
opens as the Brothers are
confronted to the Angel
but don?t recognise him
straight away except for
Brother Bernard, who
reacts wisely. The Angel
then requests to talk to
Father Francis, and the
tableau finishes,
introducing the following
part: ?Act II, Tableau 5.
L?ange musicien?. Within
this tableau 4, birdsong
can be heard that is
reminiscent of Messiaen's
'Bird Catalogue'
collection. Based on the
life of Saint Francis of
Assisi, this opera is set
in Italy and is composed
as per below: Act I: 1.
La croix 2. Les laudes 3.
Le baiser au lepreux Act
II 4. L?ange voyageur 5.
L?ange musicien 6. Le
preche aux oiseaux Act II
7. Les stigmates 8. La
mort et la nouvelle vie
This opera was played at
the Paris Opera in 1983.
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 birdsong, including
the 'Bird Catalogue' in 7
volumes and the 'Treatise
on rhythm, colour and
ornithology' in 7
volumes.
Composed by Theodore Dubois Twelve pieces is a set of Organ studies for upper in...(+)
Composed by Theodore
Dubois Twelve pieces is a
set of Organ studies for
upper intermediate
players. Each piece is
dedicated to a famous
organist and an index at
the beginning gives an
English translation of
the terms used in the
book. It features: 1.
Prelude in F 2.
Offertoire in E 3.
Toccata in G 4. Verset de
Procession in D 5.
Offertoire in E flat 6.
Verset-Choral in A minor
7. Fantaisie in E 8.
Meditation in E flat 9.
Marche des Rois Mages in
E 10. Offertoire in E
flat 11. Cantilene
nuptial in A flat 12.
Grand choeur in B flat
The most famous of these
pieces is definitely the
n3 Toccata in G which is
also one of Dubois? most
renowned works. This
piece also exists on its
own as a separate score
and can be found on the
Musicroom website
Romantic Piece is a set of 6 pieces edited in 6 volumes, starting with Volume 1....(+)
Romantic Piece is a set
of 6 pieces edited in 6
volumes, starting with
Volume 1. Italian
Serenade. Composed by
Robert Planel for alto
saxophone and piano, this
first piece is for
intermediate players.
With a slow tempo to
start, this romantic
melody then evolves at
about 160. The six
volumes of this set are:
1. Italian Serenade 2.
Dancers 3. Sad Song 4.
Feeling Waltz 5.
Christmas story 6.
Muleteer's song. Robert
Planel (1908-1994) was a
French musician and
pedagogue