Turangalîla-Symphonie

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Turangalîla-Symphonie is a large-scale, exuberant 20th-century orchestral work by Olivier Messiaen that combines lush harmonies, complex rhythms, and prominent use of the ondes Martenot to explore themes of love and transcendence.

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Turangalîla-Symphonie canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony
approximateDuration approximately 75–80 minutes
associatedComposer Olivier Messiaen
commissionedBy Serge Koussevitzky
commissionedFor Boston Symphony Orchestra
composer Olivier Messiaen
compositionPeriod 1946–1948
dedicatedTo Yvonne Loriod
genre 20th-century classical music
influencedBy Tristan und Isolde
languageOfTitle Sanskrit-derived neologism
movementCount 10
movementTitle Chant d’amour 1
Chant d’amour 2
Développement de l’amour
Final
Introduction
Jardin du sommeil d’amour
Joie du sang des étoiles
Turangalîla 1
Turangalîla 2
linked to: Turangalîla 1

Turangalîla 3
linked to: Turangalîla 1
nationalityOfComposer French
notableInstrument ondes Martenot
piano
notableRecordingArtist Yvonne Loriod
notableRecordingConductor Esa-Pekka Salonen
Kent Nagano
Riccardo Chailly
orchestrationFeature extensive percussion
large orchestra
ondes Martenot
piano solo
partOf Tristan-inspired works of Olivier Messiaen
period post-war modernism
premiereConductor Leonard Bernstein
premiereCountry United States
premiereDate 1949-12-02
premiereLocation Boston
structure 10 movements
styleCharacteristic complex rhythms
exuberant character
lush harmonies
theme love
transcendence
titleMeaningAccordingToComposer song of love and joy
usesTechnique additive rhythms
modes of limited transposition
rhythmic augmentation and diminution

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Olivier Messiaen notableWork Turangalîla-Symphonie
ondes Martenot notableWork Turangalîla-Symphonie
Fête des belles eaux relatedWorkByComposer Turangalîla-Symphonie
Martenot waves usedInWork Turangalîla-Symphonie