Olivier Messiaen
French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992)
Biography
Achievements
Anecdotes
Events Settings
Birth
Career
Education
Personal Life
War Experience
Musical Works
Death
Compared to
History of Music
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Early Life and Education
Childhood and Early Musical Training
Studies at the Paris Conservatoire
Early Career and World War II
Early Compositions and Teaching
Imprisonment and Composition of 'Quatuor pour la fin du temps'
Post-War Compositions and Teaching
Mature Period
Experimentation with Serialism and Birdsong
Major Orchestral and Choral Works
Late Period
Final Major Works and Retirement
