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Olivier Messiaen's system of signs : notes towards understanding his music
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Title
Olivier Messiaen's system of signs : notes towards understanding his music / Andrew Shenton.
ISBN
135155588X
9781351555883
0754661687
113825729X
1315090368
1351555863
1351555871
9780754661689
Published
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2008.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 196 pages) : illustrations, music
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Notes
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2023.
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Summary
A systematic and detailed examination of the compositional techniques of one of the most significant musicians of the twentieth century, as they relate to his desire to express profound truths about Catholicism.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-189) and index.
Contents
Messiaen's theology
Communicating through music
Adding a langage communicable
Linguistic analysis of the langage communicable
Issues of cognition of Messiaen's langage and signs
The semiotic system in context
Meaning and mentalese.
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