Diss.--Philosophie--Cambridge, Mass.--Harvard Univ., 1998. / Bibliogr. et discogr. p. 317-343.

Den franske 1900-talskompositören Olivier Messiaen komponerade L’Ascension – fyra symfoniska meditationer för orkester 1933, men skrev något år senare om verket för orgel. I denna skriftliga reflektion diskuteras hur man, som interpret och organist, kan förhålla sig till den noterade bilden och därmed uppnå en mer genomarbetad instuderingsprocess och en ökad förståelse. Till grund för reflektionen ligger instudering av verket, samt studier av partitur, litteratur och cd-skivor. Ur analysen framgår bl a att framför allt modus 2 och 3 använts, samt att flera skillnader förekommer mellan de två olika versionerna av verket. Studien går igenom några av Messiaens olika kompositionstekniker och orgelversionen sätts i relation till orkesterversionen. I viss mån behandlas även olika möjligheter att tolka den symbolik som kan utläsas ur notbilden. L'Ascension är, liksom många andra av Messiaens kompositioner, starkt kopplat till hans kristna tro. Det 85-åriga verket ingår i en lång fransk tradition, men är samtidigt i högsta grad modernt.

Olivier Messiaen's compositions for voice, though less widely known than his instrumental works, span some forty years and comprise a fifth of his total output. They have hitherto not been subject to much attention. A study of the elements comprising the vocal lines and accompanying instrumentation from the piano-voice song set, Trois melodies (1930), to the vast orchestral-choral La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jesus-Chlist (1969) reveals, amongst other characteristic and evolving features, the emergence of a unique, simulated, plainchant style and its subsequent transformation into incantation with suitably modified accompaniment. While wide-ranging, chromatic and rhythmically free vocal lines are typical of many twentieth century compositions, Messiaen's use of such features is found to be novel, by virtue of the peculiar modal and temporal ambits within which he operated. Vocal delivery is progressively expanded from conventional bel canto production to humming, howling,and eventually speech and percussive sounds and reaches an apotheosis in the virtuoso effects of Cinq Rechants (1949). This recedes somewhat in La Transfiguration, which displays instead a wealth of hybrid plainsong-type writing. Choral works are interesting in that the emphasis shifts from standard part-writing to monody or accompanied unison singing, with an attendant absence of characterised solo parts. By constantly varying the colour of the single melodic line with different permutations of voice types, timbre assumes a new importance, particularly in La Transfiguration. The study of the texts, most of which were conceived by the composer simultaneously with the music, contributes much to the understanding of each work. Biblical symbolism in the early lyrics is progressively enriched by references to numerological, mythological and nature symbolism, mixed in an increasingly Surrealistic manner. The gradual incorporation of emotive phonemes in the texts, culminates in the invented language of Cinq Rechants. The thesis thus reveals an evolving yet persistently idiosyncratic vocal style, which establishes Messiaen as one of the most original composers of his time. It further demonstrates that his vocal works are an important component of his total oeuvre and also a significant contribution to twentieth century vocal literature.

The lecture recital was given April 10, 1978. The importance of symbolism in and its relation to the music in Messian's Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant Jésus was discussed. The following pieces from this work were performed: I. Regard du Pére; II. Regard de l'étoile; III. L'échange; VII. Regard de la Croix; VIII. Regard des hauters; XIII. Noël.

Two men of genius who came from nowhere to break the rules were David Garrick in 1741 and Sir Laurence Olivier in 1937. These two men will be the major subjects of this thesis. Both Garrick and Olivier introduced new styles of acting to the theatre in Shakespearian plays.

This study first traces the evolution of a new musical design, one which emphasizes textual elements in the structural foundation. It follows with an account of the life and musical style of Olivier Messian, a contemporary composer who has emphasized timbre as a structural parameter in his music - most notably in several works of the sixties. An analysis of his Couleurs de la Cité Céleste (1963) is offered in the final chapter, indicating in particular the important role that timbre, as well as other textual elements, plays on forming the large-scale design.

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鄭中. / 論文(哲學博士)--香港中文大學, 2004. / 參考文獻 (p. 240-259). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / Abstracts also in English. / Zheng Zhong. / Lun wen (Zhe xue bo shi)--Xianggang Zhong wen da xue, 2004. / Can kao wen xian (p. 240-259).

Typescript (photocopy) / 2 v. : music ; 26 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Music, 1979

Orientador: Silvio Ferraz Mello Filho / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Artes / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-23T20:51:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Oliveira_FranciscoZmekholNascimentode_M.pdf: 17835256 bytes, checksum: f089c90989716d677aecfc4ece18d169 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: A presente dissertação tem por objetivo observar, nos contextos específicos de distintas peças de Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992), o emprego específico de seu repertório técnico concernente à rítmica e a articulação deste com outros aspectos composicionais das obras em questão (e. g. trabalho harmônico e estruturação formal). Tendo tomado por base a diversidade de materiais, procedimentos e noções expostas e discutidas na obra teórica do compositor em questão, apresentamos aqui análises das seguintes peças suas: "Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes" e "Liturgie de cristal" (1941); Neumes rythmiques (1949); "Yamanaka-cadenza" (1962) e La Fauvette des jardins (1970). Concluímos, por fim, que Messiaen emprega seu repertório técnico concernente à rítmica de maneira altamente contextual, de modo que decisões composicionais não previstas em seus procedimentos e nem sempre dadas no domínio da rítmica, propriamente, são cruciais para os resultados rítmicos obtidos pelo compositor / Abstract: This dissertation aims at observing, in the singular contexts of different pieces by Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992), the specific employment of his technical repertoire concerning the rhythmical domain and the articulation of such repertoire with other compositional aspects of the pieces studied (e. g. pitch management and formal constitution). Having taken as a base the diversity of materials, procedures and concepts exposed and discussed in Messiaen's theoretical work, analysis of the following of his works are here presented: "Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes" and "Liturgie de cristal" (1941); Neumes rythmiques (1949); "Yamanaka-cadenza" (1962) and La Fauvette des jardins (1970). By the end of this dissertation, we will have verified that Messiaen employs his technical repertoire concerning the rhythmical domain in a highly contextual manner, in such a way that compositional decisions which were unforeseen in his procedures and not always immediately related to the rhythmic domain are crucial to the rhythmical results obtained by the composer / Mestrado / Processos Criativos / Mestre em Música