general information

composition date
1949-1950
duration
40h
publisher
Alphonse Leduc, Paris

type

Solo (excluding voice) (Organ)

detailed formation

organ

information about the creation

date
May 13, 1951
Paris, église de la Trinité (création partielle)
interpreters
Olivier Messiaen

Part titles

  1. Entrée (Les langues de feu)
  2. Offertoire (Les choses visibles et invisibles)
  3. Consécration (Le don de Sagesse)
  4. Communion (Les oiseaux et les sources)
  5. Sortie (Le vent de l'Esprit)

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