The Reinvention of Religious Music: Olivier Messiaen's Breakthrough Toward the Beyond

by Sander Van Maas

Book Overview

On the basis of a careful analysis of Olivier Messiaen's work, this book argues for a renewal of our thinking about religious music. Addressing his notion of a "hyper-religious" music of sounds and colors, it aims to show that Messiaen has broken new ground. His reinvention of religious music makes us again aware of the fact that religious music, if taken in its proper radical sense, belongs to the foremost of musical adventures.

The work...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823230589
• ISBN13: 9780823230587
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"