Quartet For The End Of Time
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Quartet For The End Of Time
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Author : Michael Symmons Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2025-04-17
Quartet For The End Of Time written by Michael Symmons Roberts and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-04-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'This is a rich, lively, profound book' ROWAN WILLIAMS A personal reckoning with grief, doubt, faith and poetry set to one of the most celebrated musical works of the twentieth century, from the award-winning poet and librettist. The story goes like this: on a freezing winter night in 1941, a new piece of chamber music was performed to a crowd of prisoners of war on a three-stringed cello, clarinet, violin and pub piano with sticky keys. It was the premiere of Olivier Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du Temps. Listeners since then have been captivated by the ecstatic music and mythology of Messiaen’s masterpiece. Michael Symmons Roberts’ own lifelong fascination with the Quartet– having chanced upon it in a record shop in his late teens and fallen in love with its title - leads him on a quest to understand its enigmatic power. His fascination – at times frustration – with Messiaen’s vision opens into an exploration of grief, of personal faith and doubt, of the end of time and what may lie beyond it. Interwoven with poetry and wit, this book is an expansive evocation of music, loss, hope and time, seen through the lens of the Quartet's technicolour, apocalyptic vision. Quartet for the End of Time is a moving, intimate and unforgettable book, attentive to ways of listening – in our noisy world – to birdsong, music, poems and radio silence, and to the call and response that we may find. 'A properly engrossing exploration of music, place, religion and what it is to be human' SARAH TARLOW, author of The Archaeology of Loss
For The End Of Time
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Author : Rebecca Rischin
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2006
For The End Of Time written by Rebecca Rischin and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
Olivier Messiaen (1908'1992) was one of the great composers of the twentieth century. The premiere of the French composer's Quartet for the End of Time on January 15, 1941 at -4 degrees Fahrenheit in Stalag VIII A, a Nazi prison camp, has been called one of the great stories of twentieth-century music. A devout Catholic with an interest in mysticism and the supernatural, Messiaen was also a poet and an accomplished amateur ornithologist. He mixed sounds as a painter mixes colors, associating specific shades with certain modes and chords. This book is the first comprehensive history of the composition and premiere of the Quartet for the End of Time. Based on testimonies by the musicians and their families, witnesses to the premiere, former prisoners, and on documents from Stalag VIII A, For the End of Time examines the events that led to the Quartet's composition, the experiences of the musicians in the camp, the contradictory accounts, the composer's interpretive preferences, and the musicians'problems in execution and how they affected the premiere and subsequent performances. Rebecca Rischin explores the musicians'life in the prison camp, their relationships with each other and with the German camp officials, and their intriguing fortunes before and after the momentous premiere. For the End of Time is distinguished by Rischin's extensive interviews and intimate correspondence with camp survivors who witnessed the Quartet's premiere and members of the Messiaen circle, including the cellist Etienne Pasquier and the violinist Jean Le Boulaire, relatives of the clarinetist Henri Akoka, and Messiaen's widow, Yvonne Loriod. The book is generously illustrated with photographs of the musicians, press releases from the premiere, autographs, letters, and pen-and-ink drawings of the camp's layout. Included are wartime photos of the camp and its prisoners along with present-day views of the camp site, which Rischin visited in 1995.
For The End Of Time
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Author : Rebecca Rischin
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2003
For The End Of Time written by Rebecca Rischin and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was one of the great composers of the 20th century. The premiere of the French composer's Quartet for the End of Time on January 15, 1941 at -4 degrees Fahrenheit in Stalag VIIIA, a Nazi prison camp, has been called one of the great stories of 20th-century music. A devout Catholic with an interest in mysticism and the supernatural, Messiaen was also a poet and an accomplished amateur ornithologist. He mixed sounds as a painter mixes colours, associating specific shades with certain modes and chords. Quartet for the End of Time. Based on testimonies by the musicians and their families, witnesses to the premiere, former prisoners, and documents from Stalag VIIIA, the book examines the events that led to the Quartet's composition, the experiences of the musicians in the camp, the contradictory accounts, the composer's interpretive preferences, and the musicians' problems in execution and how they affected the premiere and subsequent performances. Rebecca Rischin explores the musicians' life in the prison camp, their relationships with each other and with the German camp officials, and their intriguing fortunes before and after the momentous premiere. correspondence with survivors of the Quartet's premiere and members of the Messiaen circle, including the cellist Etienne Pasquier and the violinist Jean Le Boulaire, relatives of the clarinetist Henri Akoka, and Messiaen's widow, Yvonne Loriod. The book is illustrated with photographs of the musicians, press releases from the premiere, autographs, letters, and pen-and-ink drawings of the camp's layout. Included are wartime photos of the camp and its prisoners along with present-day views of the camp site, which Rischin visited in 1995. Rebecca Rischin is Associate Professor of Music at Ohio University in Athens. Her research for this book was aided by a Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship for study in Paris, awarded in 1993 to only two other American artists and musicians. Rischin is an award-winning clarinetist who performs regularly throughout the United States and Europe.
Olivier Messiaen S Quartet For The End Of Time
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Author : Sarra Elizabeth Hey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Olivier Messiaen S Quartet For The End Of Time written by Sarra Elizabeth Hey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Quartets (Piano, clarinet, violin, cello) categories.
Abstract: Olivier Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time stands as a commentary on the end of both literal time (the end of the world) and musical time (ie. time signatures and meter). Written during World War II in a prisoner of war camp, the Quartet signifies a point in history steeped in turmoil and destruction. In a way, it reinforces the apocalyptic nature of World War II. Furthermore, The Quartet for the End of Time demonstrates Messiaen's dedication to God and the Catholic Church. His unwavering faith encouraged his strength throughout his imprisonment. As a devout Catholic, he incorporated his interpretation of God into many of his compositions. The Quartet for the End of Time presents one of his most religious works, outlining the end of time as described in the book of Revelation. Messiaen connected this end of time to an end of metric time in music. He used the Quartet as a medium to express the restrictions time and meter place on music and on one's spiritual life. Moreover, Messiaen, an amateur ornithologist, believed birds a reflection of God in nature. He saw them as representative of spiritual freedom, or freedom from the bonds of physical time. In the Quartet, Messiaen utilizes the free-spirited nature of birdcalls to evoke a sense of timelessness. Chapter one outlines Messiaen's life from early childhood, throughout his schooling, and into World War II. It describes Messiaen as a composer; delving into his religious beliefs and studies in ornithology to better explain the foundation of his works. The end of chapter one defines Messiaen's imprisonment and the beginnings of The Quartet for the End of Time . It introduces each member of the original quartet and focuses on the history of clarinet player Henri Akoka. Chapter two relates Messiaen's religiosity and his interest in ornithology to The Quartet for the End of Time . Furthermore, the second chapter describes The Quartet for the End of Time within the context of the Holocaust. Finally, chapter two describes the third movement of the Quartet, "Abyss of the Birds" in terms of performance practice. It outlines the difficulties involved in performance of the movement and describes the deeper meaning of "Abyss of the Birds."
Messiaen Perspectives 2 Techniques Influence And Reception
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Author : Robert Fallon
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-22
Messiaen Perspectives 2 Techniques Influence And Reception written by Robert Fallon and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-22 with Music categories.
Focusing on Messiaen’s relation to history - both his own and the history he engendered - the Messiaen Perspectives volumes convey the growing understanding of his deep and varied interconnections with his cultural milieux. Messiaen Perspectives 1: Sources and Influences examines the genesis, sources and cultural pressures that shaped Messiaen’s music. Messiaen Perspectives 2: Techniques, Influence and Reception analyses Messiaen’s compositional approach and the repercussions of his music. While each book offers a coherent collection in itself, together these complementary volumes elucidate how powerfully Messiaen was embedded in his time and place, and how his music resonates ever more today. Messiaen Perspectives 2: Techniques, Influence and Reception explores Messiaen’s imprint on recent musical life. The first part scrutinizes his compositional technique in terms of counterpoint, spectralism and later piano music, while the second charts ways in which Messiaen’s influence is manifest in the music and careers of Ohana, Xenakis, Murail and Quebecois composers. The third part includes case studies of Messiaen’s reception in Italy, Spain and the USA. The volume also includes an ornithological catalogue of Messiaen’s birds, collates information on the numerous ’tombeaux’ pieces he inspired, and concludes with a Critical Catalogue of Messiaen’s Musical Works.
Messiaen S Quartet For The End Of Time
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Author : Jaclyn Surber
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Messiaen S Quartet For The End Of Time written by Jaclyn Surber and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Prisoners of war as musicians categories.
The Saints Of Modern Art
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Author : Charles A. Riley
language : en
Publisher: UPNE
Release Date : 1998
The Saints Of Modern Art written by Charles A. Riley and has been published by UPNE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Architecture categories.
Asceticism seen as a powerful force in the art and thought of our time.
Paracritical Hinge
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Author : Nathaniel Mackey
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Release Date : 2005
Paracritical Hinge written by Nathaniel Mackey and has been published by Univ of Wisconsin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Paracritical Hinge is a collection of varied yet interrelated pieces highlighting Nathaniel Mackey’s multifaceted work as writer and critic. It embraces topics ranging from Walt Whitman’s interest in phrenology to the marginalization of African American experiential writing; from Kamau Brathwaite’s "calibanistic" language practices to García Lorca’s flamenco aesthetic of duende and its continuing repercussions; from H.D.’s desert measure and coastal way of knowing to the altered spatial disposition of Miles Davis’s trumpet sound; from Robert Duncan’s Vietnam War poetry to the emancipatory potential of collaborative practices; from serial poetics to diasporic syncretism; from the lyric poem’s present-day predicaments to gnosticism. Offering illuminating commentary on these and other artists including Amiri Baraka, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Wilson Harris, Jack Spicer, John Coltrane, Jay Wright, and Bob Kaufman, Paracritical Hinge also sheds light on Mackey’s own work as a poet, fiction writer, and editor.
Mirror Of The Soul
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Author : Tania M. DeVizia
language : en
Publisher: Balboa Press
Release Date : 2015-07-08
Mirror Of The Soul written by Tania M. DeVizia and has been published by Balboa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-08 with Music categories.
Mirror of the Soul is a reference to the precious metal silver and its superior reflective abilities. Silver jewelry reflects ones personality and silver instruments, which render the purest tones, have the ability to reflect ones soul. Classical flutist Tania M. DeVizia uses her silver flute as a tool to connect with the divine and thus mirror her soul. In this book, she merges theology and science, time and eternity and hands-on healing with sound healing. She analyzes and reflects upon the five roles of Jesus when he walked this earth and describes the manner in which music and art mirror His roles of Good Shepherd, Healer and Miracle Worker, Carpenter and Stone Mason, Fisher of Men and Son of God. Her text reflects her quest for truth. She believes we have an innate desire to reflect the highest ideals of the Creator in all our works of art. The words on these pages mirror the soul of a flutist who enjoys listening, observing, analyzing, hearing, and sharing her insights with others.
An Unimaginable Partnership
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Author : Lawrence L. Langer
language : en
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Release Date : 2022-10-27
An Unimaginable Partnership written by Lawrence L. Langer and has been published by Syracuse University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-27 with Art categories.
In 1995, as Samuel Bak was working on a suite of twenty large paintings eventually entitled Landscape of Jewish Experience, Pucker Gallery reached out to scholar Lawrence L. Langer, who had recently edited Art from the Ashes: A Holocaust Anthology, to contribute to the monograph. His willingness to undertake this effort would open a vast experience for both Langer and Bak. For nearly thirty years, they have participated in a creative dance of images and ideas that has expanded both of their visions. Langer has written with great insight and precision about each new body of Bak’s art. Bak has in turn been energized by his exchanges with Langer. Together they have given each of us an opportunity—to address the fundamental questions of moral choice and our responsibility to unite and not divide, and to address the past and behave in a more humane and respectful manner toward one another in the present and future. An Unimaginable Partnership gathers these words and images in an impressive and extensive volume.