Turangalîla-Symphonie

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Turangalîla-Symphonie is a large-scale, exuberant 20th-century orchestral work by Olivier Messiaen that combines lush harmonies, complex rhythms, and prominent use of the ondes Martenot to explore themes of love and transcendence.

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Turangalîla-Symphonie canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony ⓘ
approximateDuration approximately 75–80 minutes ⓘ
associatedComposer Olivier Messiaen ⓘ
commissionedBy Serge Koussevitzky ⓘ
commissionedFor Boston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
composer Olivier Messiaen ⓘ
compositionPeriod 1946–1948 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Yvonne Loriod ⓘ
genre 20th-century classical music ⓘ
influencedBy Tristan und Isolde ⓘ
languageOfTitle Sanskrit-derived neologism ⓘ
movementCount 10 ⓘ
movementTitle Chant d’amour 1 ⓘ
Chant d’amour 2 ⓘ
Développement de l’amour ⓘ
Final ⓘ
Introduction ⓘ
Jardin du sommeil d’amour ⓘ
Joie du sang des étoiles ⓘ
Turangalîla 1 ⓘ
Turangalîla 2 ⓘ
linked to: Turangalîla 1

Turangalîla 3 ⓘ
linked to: Turangalîla 1
nationalityOfComposer French ⓘ
notableInstrument ondes Martenot ⓘ
piano ⓘ
notableRecordingArtist Yvonne Loriod ⓘ
notableRecordingConductor Esa-Pekka Salonen ⓘ
Kent Nagano ⓘ
Riccardo Chailly ⓘ
orchestrationFeature extensive percussion ⓘ
large orchestra ⓘ
ondes Martenot ⓘ
piano solo ⓘ
partOf Tristan-inspired works of Olivier Messiaen ⓘ
period post-war modernism ⓘ
premiereConductor Leonard Bernstein ⓘ
premiereCountry United States ⓘ
premiereDate 1949-12-02 ⓘ
premiereLocation Boston ⓘ
structure 10 movements ⓘ
styleCharacteristic complex rhythms ⓘ
exuberant character ⓘ
lush harmonies ⓘ
theme love ⓘ
transcendence ⓘ
titleMeaningAccordingToComposer song of love and joy ⓘ
usesTechnique additive rhythms ⓘ
modes of limited transposition ⓘ
rhythmic augmentation and diminution ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Olivier Messiaen → notableWork → Turangalîla-Symphonie ⓘ
ondes Martenot → notableWork → Turangalîla-Symphonie ⓘ
Fête des belles eaux → relatedWorkByComposer → Turangalîla-Symphonie ⓘ
Martenot waves → usedInWork → Turangalîla-Symphonie ⓘ