Paraphrase (Delbos, Claire)

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Publisher. Info. Paris: Henry Lemoine & Cie, 1949. Plate 23 402 HL.
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Work Title Paraphrase
Alternative. Title (Pour la Fête de tous les Saints, le jour des Morts, les Dimanches 24o après la Pentecôte et 1er d'Avent) pour Orgue
Composer Delbos, Claire
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ICD 4
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 parts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1939
First Performance. 1939/03/14
First Publication. 1946
Average DurationAvg. Duration 10 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Modern
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation organ
Extra Information Claire Delbos’s Paraphrase (1939), subtitled “pour la Fête de tous les Saints, le jour des Morts, les Dimanches 24º après la Pentecôte et 1ᵉʳ d'Avent,” is a liturgical organ work premiered by her husband Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992) on 14 March 1939 at the Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Paris, published by Henry Lemoine in 1946, and noted for its dense textures and apocalyptic character that elicited sharply divided contemporary criticism.