Quote by: Olivier Messiaen

No one should be allowed to make music as if he were made of wood. One must reproduce the musical text exactly, but not play like a stone.

Olivier Messiaen

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Author Bio

  • NameOlivier Messiaen
  • DescriptionFrench composer, organist and ornithologist
  • BornDecember 10, 1908
  • DiedApril 27, 1992
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionComposer; Organist; Ornithologist; Music Educator; Musicologist; Music Theorist; Pianist
  • WorksSaint François D'Assise; Éclairs Sur L'au-delà...; Thème Et Variations
  • AwardsGrand Cross Of The Legion Of Honour; Grand Merit Cross Of The Order Of Merit Of The Federal Republic Of Germany; Commander Of The Order Of The Crown; ; Erasmus Prize; Léonie Sonning Music Prize