"Exotic Birds"

Japanese: 《異国の鳥たち》 - いこくのとりたち
"Exotic Birds"

...His "series integral" compositional method spread through the Darmstadt International Summer School of Contemporary Music, where Messiaen himself taught, and had a great influence on the new generation of composers in Europe, the United States, and Japan (musique seriale). Messiaen was interested in ornithology, transcribed bird songs from all over the world, and composed many pieces using those bird songs. Typical works include the orchestral piece "Réveil des oiseaux" (1953), "Oiseaux exotiques" (1956), and the piano piece "Catalogue d'oiseaux" (1958). His creative drive showed no signs of waning as he continued into the 1970s and 1980s, producing major works such as the orchestral work From the Canyons to the Stars (1974) and the opera Saint François d'Assisi (1983).

*Some of the terminology used in "Exotic Birds" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…その〈セリー・アンテグラル(全面的セリー)〉の作曲法は,メシアン自身が講師を務めた音楽祭〈ダルムシュタット国際現代音楽夏期講習〉を通して広まり,欧米や日本の新しい世代の作曲家たちに大きな影響を与えた(ミュジック・セリエル)。メシアンは鳥類学に興味をもち,世界各地の鳥の歌を採譜し,その鳥の歌を素材にして多くの作品を作曲しているが,管弦楽曲《鳥の目ざめRéveil des oiseaux》(1953),同《異国の鳥たちOiseaux exotiques》(1956),ピアノ曲《鳥類譜Catalogue d’oiseaux》(1958)はその典型的な作品である。70年代から80年代に入ってからも,その創作意欲は衰えをみせず,管弦楽曲《峡谷から星たちへDes canyons aux étoiles》(1974)やオペラ《アッシジの聖フランチェスコSaint François d’Assise》(1983)などの大作を発表している。…

※「《異国の鳥たち》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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