Olivier Messiaen's Opera, Saint Francois d'Assise
Vincent Perez Benitez
Olivier Messiaen's Opera, Saint Francois d'Assise
Vincent Perez Benitez
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In this comprehensive study of Olivier Messiaen's magnum opus, Saint François d'Assise, Vincent Perez Benitez examines the opera from both theological and musical-analytical perspectives to ask how Messiaen expresses his Catholic theology through his work.
This 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.
This 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."
Vincent Perez Benitez is Professor of Music Theory at Penn State University. He is author of Olivier Messiaen: A Research and Information Guide.