Pierre Messiaen

Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen (UK: /ˈmɛsiæ̃/, US: /mɛˈsjæ̃, meɪˈsjæ̃, mɛˈsjɒ̃/; French: [ɔlivje øʒɛn pʁɔspɛʁ ʃaʁl mɛsjɑ̃]; 10 December 1908 –

based in Saint-Étienne. The journal's editor, Pierre Messiaen, was struck by the composition; Messiaen and Sauvage entered into correspondence that blossomed

the first prize at the international Olivier Messiaen Competition. In 1977, at the invitation of Pierre Boulez, he became a founding member of the Ensemble

compositions by Olivier Messiaen. Works are listed initially by genre and can be sorted chronologically by clicking on the "Date" header. Messiaen's compositions

Simeone, Nigel (2005). Messiaen. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-10907-8. Hopkins, G.W. (2001). "Boulez, Pierre". Grove Music Online