Messiaen's Musical Language on the Holy Child: A Study of Vingt Regards Sur l'Enfant-Jésus No: XIX: Je Dors Mais Mon Coeur Veille No: XIV: Regard Des ...see more

Olivier Messiaen was a prominent twentieth-century French composer. His musical language includes highly complicated concepts derived from a variety of sources. Hindu rhythms Greek rhythms and bird calls influenced him deeply; his Catholic faith however had the greatest impact on his compositions. I provide a detailed analysis of two religiously motivated pieces from his Vingt Regards sur lEnfant-Jesus (Twenty Gazes upon the Infant Jesus) one of the most remarkable solo piano works of the twenti...See More