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Portfolio of recorded performances and exegesis: Messiaen’s musical language for the jazz pianist - an exploration through performance.
No full textMoving beyond Gunther Schuller’s Third Stream amalgamation of classical and jazz, this study explores whether the musical language of Olivier Messiaen can make a valid contribution to jazz piano performance. Initially, my project sought to answer such questions as: What elements of the musical language of Messiaen already exist in the jazz vocabulary? Am I able to extend this further? What are the timbral structures and pianistic effects within Messiaen’s musical language? What will be the most effective application of Messiaen’s musical language to jazz piano performance? Endeavouring to answer the final question led me to consider such aspects as whether the project should be limited to quoting Messiaen motifs, arranging Messiaen melodies, replacing jazz harmonic structures on standards with examples from Messiaen’s musical language or whether it would be better to approach the research conceptually. The work of Hubert Nuss provided encouraging reassurance that this was not an impossible task. In order to articulate this conception, the initial challenge was to decide how the classical and jazz worlds might meet in a ‘Messiaen’ technique. The approach adopted was similar to that used for undergraduate jazz study, namely, immersion in the piano scores and recordings of Messiaen’s music as well as by live performances. This was followed by the development and assessment of a contrived approach when specific techniques, such as tonal colourings or harmonic structures, were developed through prepared exercises and consciously included in my performance. It was then compared with an intuitive approach when no such precise parameters were established. This submission consists of CD recordings of two public recitals and an exegesis. It documents the development of this Messiaen technique and discusses its application in my performances. It also demonstrates the ways that Messiaen’s musical language can be used within jazz piano performance to provide a colour that distinguishes jazz piano performance in a competitive field.Thesis (M.Mus.) -- University of Adelaide, Elder Conservatorium of Music, 201
Fe, amor y naturaleza: entrevista con Olivier Messiaen
No full textEsclarecedora entrevista de uno de los mayores expertos en la obra de Olivier Messiaen, Claude Samuel, con el genial compositor francés. En ella, Messiaen reflexiona en torno a sus principales referentes: el acto de componer, su amor por los pájaros, y su fe
Vladimir Viardo, Benefit Concert for the Van Cliburn Competition (1975), Part 1
No full textPiano sonata in A major, D. 664 / Schubert -- Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus. Première communion de la Vierge / Messiaen -- Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus. Noël / Messiaen -- Piano sonata no. 5, op. 53 / Scriabin
Vladimir Viardo, Benefit Concert for the Van Cliburn Competition (1975), Part 1
No full textPiano sonata in A major, D. 664 / Schubert -- Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus. Première communion de la Vierge / Messiaen -- Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus. Noël / Messiaen -- Piano sonata no. 5, op. 53 / Scriabin
Vladimir Viardo, Benefit Concert for the Van Cliburn Competition (1975), Part 1
No full textPiano sonata in A major D. 664 / Schubert -- Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus. Première communion de la Vierge / Messiaen -- Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus. Noël / Messiaen -- Piano sonata no. 5, op. 53 / Scriabin
Vladimir Viardo, Benefit Concert for the Van Cliburn Competition (1975), Part 1
No full textPiano sonata in A major, D. 664 / Schubert -- Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus. Première communion de la Vierge / Messiaen -- Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus. Noël / Messiaen -- Piano sonata no. 5, op. 53 / Scriabin
Vladimir Viardo, Benefit Concert for the Van Cliburn Competition (1975), Part 1
No full textPiano sonata in A major D. 664 / Schubert -- Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus. Première communion de la Vierge / Messiaen -- Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus. Noël / Messiaen -- Piano sonata no. 5, op. 53 / Scriabin
Olivier Messiaen and the Albert's Lyrebird: from Tamborine Mountain to Éclairs sur l'au-delà'
No full textOlivier Messiaen heard and notated the songs of the two species of lyrebirds, the Alberts and the Superb, and both appear in his final major work, Illuminations of the Beyond (Éclairs sur lAu-delà). I will present the background to his hearing an Alberts Lyrebird and demonstrate something of that species musical virtuosity. My colleague, Hollis Taylor, will discuss Messiaens transcription and treatment of its song. Messiaen made extensive use of birdsong in his music. I had recorded Superb Lyrebird song where the reverse applied: birds in the wild using human flute music as territorial songs. I thought that would interest Messiaen, so in November 1981 I wrote to him via his publisher, sending him a cassette of lyrebird song, including the flute songs, and briefly explaining their history
Vladimir Viardo, Benefit Concert for the Van Cliburn Competition (1975), Part 1
No full textPiano sonata in A major D. 664 / Schubert -- Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus. Première communion de la Vierge / Messiaen -- Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus. Noël / Messiaen -- Piano sonata no. 5, op. 53 / Scriabin
Vladimir Viardo, Benefit Concert for the Van Cliburn Competition (1975), Part 1
No full textPiano sonata in A major, D. 664 / Schubert -- Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus. Première communion de la Vierge / Messiaen -- Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus. Noël / Messiaen -- Piano sonata no. 5, op. 53 / Scriabin
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