Le Merle Noir for Flute and Piano
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“A must have purchase!”
This new edition of the Olivier Messiaen's fabulous Le Merle Noir is sparkling. The reprinting makes everything much easier to read and the Introduction, which has a great deal of background detail and useful notes on interpretation, will be welcomed by everyone looking to add research their performance. A must have purchase!
From the Publisher
Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992) left us a considerable output marked in particular by his researches into rhythm, his modes of limited transposition, his chord colours, his Roman catholic faith, and the birdsong. From the 1940s and 1950s, the period of Le Merle noir, Messiaen was able to evolve and direct his work towards a relationship with nature and, through that, the spiritual. Composed in 1951 as a competition piece for the Paris Conservatoire, Le Merle noir is one of Messiaen’s first pieces to make reference to birdsong, which would continue to inspire him throughout his career: “I have always thought that birds were the great masters and that they had found everything: modes, neumes, rhythmic acuity, tone-colour melodies and even collective improvisation” (Traité de rythme, de couleur et d’ornithologie, V, 1).
Performance duration (approx): 6'
Item Details
Instrumentation
- Part 1: Flute
- Part 2: Piano
Publisher: Alphonse Leduc
Publisher's reference: AL30943
Our Stock Code: 1677140
Media Type: Paperback (8 pages [score])
