{"product_id":"performing-messiaens-organ-music-66-masterclasses-hardback-9780253353733","title":"Performing Messiaen's Organ Music; 66 Masterclasses (Hardback) 9780253353733","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePerforming Messiaen's Organ Music\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e66 Masterclasses\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJon Gillock (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253353733\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 December 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e428 pages, 7 b\u0026amp;w illus., 35 musical exx.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 3 cm, 0.816 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\u003e\"An organist and a former student of Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992), Gillock has compiled a useful, comprehensive companion to the organ works of this important composer. Drawing on intensive experience with the music and his close relationship with Messiaen, the author provides organists and others interested in this music with an engaging, accessible narrative that sheds much new light on Messiaen's complex music, which has confounded performers for many years. The first of the book's two parts examines Messiaen's entire output for organ in a series of 66 master classes, each devoted to a work or movement (arranged chronologically by composition date). Historical information, performance issues, and technical and aesthetic perspectives abound; Gillock is especially adept at linking the music to its religious roots. Part 2 provides technical, aesthetic, and historical information on the organ at Paris's Église de la Sainte-Trinité—Messiaen's organ. Included is a 1980 essay by the composer on the instrument. Appendixes provide a short biographical sketch and a liturgical calendar identifying appropriate feast days for the performance of specific works. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals. —Choice\"—B. Doherty, New College, July 2010\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003ePerforming Messiaen's Organ Music\u003c\/i\u003e provides an essential reference for organists and a useful guide for all interpreters of Messiaen. Rich with historical background, descriptive analysis, and subjective insight, it makes these towering works more intelligible to organists and will enable them to consult an authoritative source for their performances.\"—\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[This] book . . . has been acclaimed for its exhaustive scope and insights. Nov. 16, 2011\"—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Performing Messiaen's Organ Music is a significant contribution to both the Messiaen literature as well as to performance practice in general. . . . [T]hrough his numerous interpretative insights about Messiaen's organ works, Gillock has shown himself to be not only a first-rate artist but also a fabulous teacher of a music whose beauty and grandeur reflect the qualities of the French Romantic-symphonic organ school from which it emerged.16.1 2011\"—\u003ci\u003ePerformance Practice review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"For anyone who plays Messiaen on the organ, this is a book to treasure.\"—\u003ci\u003eMusic \u0026amp; Vision\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Gillock excels at conveying his understanding of the meaning and spirit of the pieces, and this aspect forms the core of the book. . . . With the most complete primary-source guide in English to the performance of this music, Gillock presents an invaluable and deeply felt manual. . . . [He] . . . imparts vividly in words the involvement and passion the performer needs in order to bring the music to life, encouraging the player again and again to feel the gesture. September 1, 2010\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Diapason\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Drawing on intensive experience with the music and his close relationship with Messiaen, the author provides organists and others interested in this music with an engaging, accessible narrative that sheds much new light on Messiaen's complex music, which has confounded performers for many years. . . . Highly recommended.July 2010\"—\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Jon Gillock is a true messenger of Messiaen's music. . . . Through him, audiences can easily understand the musical message of the great composer Olivier Messiaen. In his performances, [Gillock] takes the listener with him into Messiaen's spiritual world from the sounding of the first note until the very end.\"—Yuko Hayashi, \u003ci\u003eNew England Conservatory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlivier Messiaen (1908–1992) was the most influential composer for the organ in the 20th century. Shaped by French tradition as well as the innovations of Debussy, Stravinsky, and Bartók, Messiaen developed a unique style that would become his signature. Using Messiaen's own analytical and aesthetic notes as a point of departure, Jon Gillock offers detailed commentary on the performance of Messiaen's 66 organ works. Gillock provides background information on the composition and premiere of each piece, a translation of Messiaen's related writings, and a systematic explanation of performance considerations. Gillock also supplies details about the organ at La Trinité in Paris, the instrument for which most of Messiaen's pieces were imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e List of Figures\u003cbr\u003e Foreword by Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Note to Reader: How to Use This Book\u003cbr\u003e Part 1. The 66 Masterclasses\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: A Philosophy of the Performer's Role as an Interpreter\u003cbr\u003e 1. Le Banquet céleste (1928)\u003cbr\u003e 2. Diptyque (1928)\u003cbr\u003e 3. Apparition de l'Église éternelle (1932)\u003cbr\u003e 4. L'Ascension (1933, version for organ)\u003cbr\u003e I. Majesté du Christ demandant sa Gloire à son Père\u003cbr\u003e II. Alléluias sereins d'une me qui désire le Ciel\u003cbr\u003e III. Transports de Joie d'une Âme devant la Gloire du Christ qui est la sienne\u003cbr\u003e IV. Prière du Christ montant vers son Père\u003cbr\u003e 5. La Nativité du Seigneur, Nine Meditations (1935)\u003cbr\u003e I. La Vierge et l'Enfant\u003cbr\u003e II. Les Bergers\u003cbr\u003e III. Desseins éternels\u003cbr\u003e IV. Le Verbe\u003cbr\u003e V. Les Enfants de Dieu\u003cbr\u003e VI. Les Anges\u003cbr\u003e VII. Jésus accepte la Souffrance\u003cbr\u003e VIII. Les Mages\u003cbr\u003e IX. Dieu parmi nous\u003cbr\u003e 6. Les Corps glorieux, Seven Short Visions of the Life of the Resurrected (1939)\u003cbr\u003e I. Subtilité des Corps Glorieux\u003cbr\u003e II. Les Eaux de la Grâce\u003cbr\u003e III. L'Ange aux Parfums\u003cbr\u003e IV. Combat de la Mort et de la Vie\u003cbr\u003e V. Force et Agilité des Corps glorieux\u003cbr\u003e VI. Joie et Clarté des Corps glorieux\u003cbr\u003e VII. Le Mystère de la Sainte Trinité\u003cbr\u003e 7. Messe de la Pentecôte (1950)\u003cbr\u003e I. Entrée—Les Langues de Feu\u003cbr\u003e II. Offertoire—Les Choses visibles et invisibles\u003cbr\u003e III. Consécration—Le Don de Sagesse\u003cbr\u003e IV. Communion—Les Oiseaux et les Sources\u003cbr\u003e V. Sortie—Le Vent de l'Esprit\u003cbr\u003e 8. Livre d'Orgue, Seven Pieces (1951)\u003cbr\u003e I. Reprises par Interversion\u003cbr\u003e II. Pièce en Trio\u003cbr\u003e III. Les Mains de l'Abîme\u003cbr\u003e IV. Chants d'Oiseaux\u003cbr\u003e V. Pièce en Trio\u003cbr\u003e VI. Les Yeux dans les Roues\u003cbr\u003e VII. Soixante-Quatre Durées\u003cbr\u003e 9. Verset pour la Fête de la Dédicace (1960)\u003cbr\u003e 10. Méditations sur le Mystère de la Sainte Trinité (1969)\u003cbr\u003e I. (Le Père inengendré)\u003cbr\u003e II. (La Sainteté de Jésus Christ)\u003cbr\u003e III. (\"La Relation réelle en Dieu est réellement identique à l'Essence\")\u003cbr\u003e IV. (\"Je suis, je suis!\")\u003cbr\u003e V. (Dieu est immense, éternel, immuable—Le Souffle de l'Esprit—Dieu est Amour)\u003cbr\u003e VI. (Le Fils, Verbe et Lumière)\u003cbr\u003e VII. (\"Le Père et le Fils aiment, par le Saint-Esprit, eux-mêmes et nous\")\u003cbr\u003e VIII. (Dieu est simple)\u003cbr\u003e IX. (\"Je suis Celui qui suis\")\u003cbr\u003e 11. Livre du Saint Sacrement (1984)\u003cbr\u003e I. Adoro te\u003cbr\u003e II. La Source de Vie\u003cbr\u003e III. Le Dieu caché\u003cbr\u003e IV. Acte de Foi\u003cbr\u003e V. Puer natus est nobis\u003cbr\u003e VI. La Manne et le Pain de Vie\u003cbr\u003e VII. Les Ressuscités et la Lumière de Vie\u003cbr\u003e VIII. Institution de l'Eucharistie\u003cbr\u003e IX. Les Ténèbres\u003cbr\u003e X. La Résurrection du Christ\u003cbr\u003e XI. L'Apparition du Christ ressuscité à Marie-Madeleine\u003cbr\u003e XII. La Transsubstantiation\u003cbr\u003e XIII. Les deux Murailles d'Eau\u003cbr\u003e XIV. Prière avant la Communion\u003cbr\u003e XV. La Joie de la Grâce\u003cbr\u003e XVI. Prière après la Communion\u003cbr\u003e XVII. La Présence multipliée\u003cbr\u003e XVIII. Offrande et Alléluia final\u003cbr\u003e 12. Monodie (1997, posthumous)\u003cbr\u003e 13. Offrande au Saint Sacrement (2001, posthumous)\u003cbr\u003e 14. Prélude (2002, posthumous)\u003cbr\u003e Part 2. The Organ at L'Èglise de la Sainte-Trinité, Paris\u003cbr\u003e 15. Les Grandes Orgues de l'Èglise de la Sainte-Trinité à Paris (A brochure by Olivier Messiaen, October 1980)\u003cbr\u003e 16. Evolution of the Organ, 1930–1992\u003cbr\u003e 17. Characteristics of the Organ since 1966\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A: A Biographical Sketch of Olivier Messiaen\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B: Pieces Appropriate for Specific Services and Feasts during the Liturgical Year\u003cbr\u003e Glossary of Terms and Techniques Unique to Messiaen\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520535392536,"sku":"9780253353733","price":28.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/performing-messiaens-organ-music-66-masterclasses-hardback-9780253353733","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}