Quatuor pour la fin du temps – Olivier Messiaen 1.What are Messiaen’s dates? 2.Which famous French composers were his teachers at the Paris Conseratoire? 3.Where did Messiaen compose Quatour pour la fin du temps? 4.Which instruments is it scored for? 5.What influenced his rhythmic writing? 6.What were the ‘exotic’ influences on his music? 7.Which sounds from nature did he use in his music? 8.Describe how Messiaen used symmetry in his music. 9.What did Messiaen use in his music rather than tonal or modal scales? 10.Where did he compose his Quatuor pour la fin du temps?
1. What are Messiaen’s dates?
2. Which famous French composers were his teachers at the Paris Conseratoire?
3. Where did Messiaen compose Quatour pour la fin du temps?
4. Which instruments is it scored for?
5. What influenced his rhythmic writing?
6. What were the ‘exotic’ influences on his music?
7. Which sounds from nature did he use in his music?
8. Describe how Messiaen used symmetry in his music.
9. What did Messiaen use in his music rather than tonal or modal scales?
10. Where did he compose his Quatuor pour la fin du temps?