Klarinet Archive - Posting 000488.txt from 2004/04

From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Subj: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re:_[kl]_Ab=EEme_des_oiseaux?=
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 12:24:34 -0400

Don't forget that Messiaen was not in a concentration camp. He was a
prisoner of war and was held less than one year before being released.

Gary
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At 08:58 AM 4/30/04, you wrote:
>The bird he is representing is the Blackbird, basically the only bird he
>heard while in the concentration camp. There is an amazing book out
>entitled "For the End of Time; The Story of the Messiaen Quartet" by
>Rebecca Rischin that does a fantastic job dispelling some of the myths
>surrounding this piece as well as giving direct imput from the musicians
>that premiered the work. Great insight.
>
>Bryan Rudderow
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