Birdsong in Messiaen

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Uploaded by on Feb 19, 2008

From the Philharmonia Orchestra's Messiaen website. A film exploring Olivier Messiaen's Use of birdsong in his music, particularly Oiseaux exotiques.

For more please visit: www.philharmonia.co.uk/messiaen

You can subscribe to the Philharmonia Orchestra's Video Podcast Series by visiting http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/podcasts

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  • bird songs have million of years built into each song

  • One person got twitterpated

  • One of the most original geniuses of the 20th century.

  • according to messiaen birds have a kind of musical knowledge. the indian culture is also familiar with this idea. but most of the western musicologists deny it. they take it for some kind of reflex or automatism, for example heinrich schenker, what a FOOL !

  • Wonderful information here! Thanks for posting!

  • I had an idea to do this ... and thankfully Messiaen beat me to it many years earler :)

  • Fascinating, beautiful and enchanting.

  • wonderful! Thanks:)

  • PS - they should also check out my Messiaen movie APPARITION OF THE ETERNAL CHURCH (search on the name to find)

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