Download or read book Messiaen in Context written by Robert Sholl and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-11-30 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rich variety of aesthetic and cultural influences experienced by the French composer Olivier Messiaen helped foster the creativity that gave him a multi-dimensional presence in twentieth-century music. This book explores the ideas that animated Messiaen's thinking, and provides fresh perspectives on the culture that surrounds his music.