{"product_id":"olivier-messiaens-opera-saint-francois-dassise-hardback-9780253042873","title":"Olivier Messiaen's Opera, Saint Francois D'Assise (Hardback) 9780253042873","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOlivier Messiaen's Opera, Saint Francois D'Assise\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eVincent Perez Benitez (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253042873\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 July 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages, 15 b\u0026amp;w illus., 57 music exx., 12 tables - 57 Printed music items - 15 Illustrations, black and white - 12 Tables, black and white\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.1 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis well-researched book is wonderfully written with great clarity and organization, and provides a remarkable and original perspective on the work of the great French composer.\u003c\/p\u003e - Christopher E. Mehrens (Music Reference Services Quarterly) \u003cp\u003eThis volume fulfills Benitez's 'hope that it will serve as an intellectual springboard into the mind of one of the most creative musicians of the twentieth century and Messiaen's self-described 'synthesis of all that he had done up to that point in his career as a composer', the opera Saint François d'Assise.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Melissa Cummins - Sam Houston State University (MLA NOTES)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this comprehensive study of Olivier Messiaen's magnum opus, \u003ci\u003eSaint François d'Assise\u003c\/i\u003e, Vincent Perez Benitez examines the opera from both theological and musical-analytical perspectives to ask how Messiaen expresses his Catholic theology through his work. Benitez combines a close reading of the opera score with accounts from Messiaen's associates, studies of Messiaen's birdsong notebooks and other primary documents, and an examination of the religious, musical, poetic, and visual arts literature with which the composer was familiar to explore how the opera's harmonic language and sound-color relationships motivate its musical meaning and expression. Through his analysis of these diverse sources and comparisons of \u003ci\u003eSaint François d'Assise\u003c\/i\u003e with other works such as Berg's \u003ci\u003eWozzeck\u003c\/i\u003e and Wagner's \u003ci\u003eParsifal\u003c\/i\u003e, Benitez places Messiaen's compositional practice within larger musical perspectives and historical contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNotes on the Text\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Setting the Stage for Messiaen's Compositional Summa\u003cbr\u003e1. Theology as Light in Saint François d'Assise\u003cbr\u003e2. A Theological Opera and Its Musical Themes\u003cbr\u003e3. Form as an Expression of the Beyond\u003cbr\u003e4. Chords and Colors: The Harmonic Vocabulary of Saint François d'Assise\u003cbr\u003e5. Analyzing the Musical Language of Saint François d'Assise\u003cbr\u003e6. Light, Freedom, and the Beauty of Creation: Birdsong in Saint François d'Assise\u003cbr\u003e7. Tonal-Dramatic Associations in Saint Francis's Spiritual Journey\u003cbr\u003e8. Saint Francis's Path toward the Numinous: A Tonal-Color Narrative\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: Saint François d'Assise as Religious Drama in a Contemporary World\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 1 Glossary\u003cbr\u003eAppendix 2 Dramatic Synopsis\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525279674648,"sku":"9780253042873","price":58.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/olivier-messiaens-opera-saint-francois-dassise-hardback-9780253042873","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}