Catalogue d’oiseaux

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Catalogue d’oiseaux is a monumental solo piano cycle by Olivier Messiaen that transcribes and transforms French birdsong into highly coloristic, spiritually infused music.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition
solo piano cycle
work for solo piano
associatedWith French post-war avant-garde
ornithological field recordings of Olivier Messiaen
composer Olivier Messiaen NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
dedicatedTo Yvonne Loriod NERFINISHED
genre 20th-century classical music
contemporary classical music
hasPart La Bouscarle NERFINISHED
La Buse variable NERFINISHED
La Chouette hulotte NERFINISHED
La Rousserolle effarvatte NERFINISHED
Le Chocard des Alpes NERFINISHED
Le Courlis cendré NERFINISHED
Le Loriot NERFINISHED
Le Merle bleu NERFINISHED
Le Merle de roche
Le Traquet rieur NERFINISHED
Le Traquet stapazin
L’Alouette calandrelle NERFINISHED
L’Alouette lulu NERFINISHED
influencedBy Catholic spirituality
French natural landscapes
ornithology
languageOfTitle French
notableFeature evocation of specific seasons
evocation of specific times of day
extensive use of precisely notated birdsong
high technical difficulty for the pianist
notablePerformer Yvonne Loriod NERFINISHED
numberOfPieces 13
period late style of Olivier Messiaen
primaryInstrument piano
structure cycle of independent pieces
each piece associated with a specific bird
each piece associated with a specific region of France
style birdsong transcription
coloristic
spiritually inspired
subjectMatter French birds
birdsong
landscapes of France
titleTranslation Catalogue of Birds NERFINISHED
uses advanced harmonic language
coloristic piano writing
rhythmic complexity
transcription of birdsong

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Olivier Messiaen notableWork Catalogue d’oiseaux