| Description |
xxii, 302 pages : music ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-295) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : setting the stage for Messiaen's compositional summa -- Contemplating theologies of beauty, glory, and light in Saint François d'Assise -- A theological opera and its musical themes -- Form as an expression of the beyond -- Chords and colors : the harmonic vocabulary of Saint François d'Assise -- Analyzing the musical language of Saint François d'Assise -- Birdsong in Saint François d'Assise -- Tonal-dramatic associations in Saint Francis's spiritual journey -- Saint Francis's path toward the numinous: a tonal-color narrative -- Appendix : dramatic synopsis. |
| Summary |
In this comprehensive study of Olivier Messiaen's magnum opus, Saint François d'Assise, Vincent Perez Benitez examines the opera from both theological and musical-analytical perspectives to ask how Messiaen expresses his Catholic theology through his work. |
| Subject |
Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226 -- In opera.
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Messiaen, Olivier, 1908-1992. Saint François d'Assise.
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Saints in opera.
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Opera.
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Saint François d'Assise (Messiaen, Olivier) |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Benitez, Vincent Perez, 1955- Olivier Messiaen's opera, Saint François d'Assise. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2019 9780253042897 (DLC) 2018050024 |
| ISBN |
9780253042873 (cl ; alk. paper) |
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0253042879 |
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9780253042880 (pb ; alk. paper) |
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0253042887 |
| Standard No. |
40029419228 |
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