Olivier Messiaen: References & Edit History
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Analyses of his style and his works include Carla Huston Bell, Olivier Messiaen (1984); Paul Griffiths, Olivier Messiaen and the Music of Time (1985); Roger Nichols, Messiaen (1986); Robert Sherlaw Johnson, Messiaen, new ed. (1989); Peter Hill (ed.), The Messiaen Companion (1995); and Siglind Bruhn (ed.), Messiaen’s Language of Mystical Love (1998).
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Apr 23, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Dec 06, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Kyoto Prize - Olivier Messiaen. | Jan 19, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Composers - Olivier Messiaen. | Jan 19, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Classical Archives - Biography of Olivier Messiaen. | Jan 13, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Naxos Classical Music - Biography of Olivier Messiaen. | Feb 08, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMusic - Olivier Messiaen. | Feb 08, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Classical Music Pages - Biography of Olivier Messiaen. | Aug 23, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Essentials of Music - Olivier Messiaen. | May 17, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Classica.net - Biography of Olivier Messiaen. | Apr 13, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Classica.net - Biography of Olivier Messiaen. | Apr 13, 2007 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Oct 23, 2006 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Oct 23, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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