Olivier Messiaen: Les Corps Glorieux - Vol. 3 (Organ)

Les Corps Glorieux , by Olivier Messiaen is a composition that depicts his Roman Catholic faith. Written for Organ in 1939, it is a mix between Indian music and Gregorian Plainsong. This third volume includes the final three pieces of the whole composition: 5. Force et agilit闂 des Corps Glorieux, 6. Joie et clart闂 des Corps Glorieux and 7. Le Myst闂備胶绮銊╃嵁瀹 de la Sainte-Trinit闂. This piece is divided into 7 sections: 1. Subtilit闂 des Corps Glorieux 2. Les eaux de la Gr闂備浇鍋愰崕銈嗕繆缁 3. L'ange aux parfums 4. Combat de Mort et de la Vie 5. Force et agilit闂 des Corps Glorieux 6. Joie et clart闂 des Corps Glorieux 7. Le Myst闂備胶绮銊╃嵁瀹 de la Sainte-Trinit闂 Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) was a French organist and composer who was also passionate about Ornithology and one of the most important composers of his century. Inspired by Japanese music, he had a very special way of composing, and his work can be identified by its complexity, its diatonic aspect, its harmony with limited transposition, its colour and its additive rhythms. He composed many works related to ornithology and birdsong, including the 'Bird Catalogue' in 7 volumes and the 'Treatise on rhythm, colour and ornithology' in 7 volumes.