L’Ascension
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L’Ascension is a four-movement orchestral and organ work by French composer Olivier Messiaen that reflects his deeply spiritual, Catholic mysticism through luminous, harmonically rich soundscapes.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work
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organ work ⓘ |
| composer | Olivier Messiaen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| genre |
sacred music
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symphonic work ⓘ |
| hasDedication | religious subject of the Ascension ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| hasMood |
exultant
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meditative ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
Alléluias sereins d’une âme qui désire le ciel
NERFINISHED
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Majesté du Christ demandant sa gloire à son Père ⓘ Prière du Christ montant vers son Père ⓘ Transports de joie d’une âme devant la gloire du Christ qui est la sienne ⓘ |
| hasMovementOrder |
Alléluias sereins d’une âme qui désire le ciel is movement 2
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Majesté du Christ demandant sa gloire à son Père is movement 1 ⓘ Prière du Christ montant vers son Père is movement 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ Transports de joie d’une âme devant la gloire du Christ qui est la sienne is movement 3 ⓘ |
| hasTitleTranslation | The Ascension NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
orchestral version of L’Ascension
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organ version of L’Ascension ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Biblical texts
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Catholic liturgy ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
pipe organ
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symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expression of spiritual contemplation
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luminous, harmonically rich soundscapes ⓘ |
| period | early career of Olivier Messiaen ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFeastDepicted | Feast of the Ascension NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
20th-century classical music
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coloristic orchestration ⓘ modal harmony ⓘ |
| theme |
Ascension of Christ
NERFINISHED
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Christian mysticism ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
extended chords
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non-functional harmony ⓘ rich orchestral timbres ⓘ |
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