Errata/Addenda and
Updated Web Links for
Olivier Messiaen:
A Research and Information Guide
With the exception of updated links, the following additions and corrections should have been incorporated into the
printed copy. The majority of errata found below involve adding publication dates for reprints of Messiaen’s
compositions.
In each annotation listed below, BOLD indicates additions or changes.
ERRATA:
Page 11, item 6: Addition of a subtitle:
6. Simeone, Nigel. Olivier Messiaen: A Bibliographical Catalogue of Messiaen’s Works: First Editions and First Performances with Illustrations of the Title Pages, Programmes and Documents.
Page 15, item 11, no. 3: Addition of a period:
11/(3). They are largely inaccessible at the moment (private communication from Nigel Simeone).
Page 22, item 53: Period inside of quotation marks:
53. (I want to thank Nigel Simeone for providing me with a scan of this document from his private collection, “Nigel Simeone, private collection.”)
Page 29, item 77: Period inside of quotation marks:
77. (I want to thank Nigel Simeone for providing me with a photocopy of this document from his private collection, “Nigel
Simeone, private collection.”)
Page 37, item 96: Corrected citation:
96. Messiaen, Olivier. Conférence de Notre-Dame: Prononcée à Notre-Dame de Paris le 4 décembre 1977. Paris:
Alphonse Leduc, 1978. Translated into English as Lecture at Notre-Dame by Timothy Tikker; translated into German
as Konferenz von Notre-Dame by Almüt Roßler. Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 2001. . . .
Page 40, item 103: Addition:
103. Messiaen, Olivier. Les Offrandes oubliées: Méditation symphonique pour Orchestre. Paris: Durand, 1931/1995.
Page 40, item 105: Addition:
105. Messiaen, Olivier. Réveil des oiseaux. Paris: Durand, 1955/1999 [revised edition, 1988].
Page 41, item 106: Additions:
106. Messiaen, Olivier. Oiseaux exotiques. Vienna: Universal, 1959/1995 [revised edition, 1985]. M1010.M608 O74/M
1010.M608 O4 1995.
Page 41, item 107: Addition:
107. Messiaen, Olivier. Chronochromie. Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1963/1996.
Page 42, item 109: Addition:
109. Messiaen, Olivier. Couleurs de la Cité céleste. Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1966/1994.
Page 42, item 110: Addition:
110. Messiaen, Olivier. Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum. Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1966/1996.
Page 45, item 120: Supplemental Information:
120. Messiaen, Olivier. La Nativité du Seigneur. 4 vols. Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1936/1997.
For English translations of the preface, see Irene Feddern, . . . , and Clyde Holloway . . . . The reprint of 1997 also includes an English translation of the preface.
Page 48, item 126: Supplemental Information:
126 Messiaen, Olivier. Quatre Études de rythme: “Île de feu I [no. 1]”; “Mode de valeurs et d’intensités [no. 2]”; “Neumes rythmiques [no. 3]”; Île de feu II [no. 4].” Nouvelle édition avec analyses du compositeur, français/anglais. Paris: Durand, 2000. M 25.M58 E84 2000 [no. 2]; M25.M58 E85 2000 [no. 3] ; M25.M58 E82 2000 [no. 4] (IUCAT).
This new edition of the Quatre Études de rythme contains analyses by Messiaen of each piece. Each analysis is accompanied by an anonymous English translation. Since Mode de valeurs was the only piece in the first edition of the Quatre Études to include a preface, a comparison is offered below of the two editions.
In the preface to this new edition . . . . Unlike the preface to the first edition, . . . , this preface also includes an analysis of the work similar to that found in the third volume of the Traité´de rythme (see item 90). (The analyses of the three other rhythmic etudes are likewise similar to those found in the Traité.) [END OF ANNOTATION]
Page 241, item 707: Additions and Corrections:
707. Xenakis, Iannis. Arts/sciences, alloys: The Thesis Defense of Iannis Xenakis before Oliver Messiaen, Michel Ragon,
Olivier Revault d'Allonnes, Michel Serres, and Bernard Teyssèdre. . . .
Appendix 1: List of Musical Works by Olivier Messiaen:
Page 275, Supplemental information:
This list is compiled from the following sources: (1) Olivier Messiaen . . . ; and (10) Robert Fallon, “Various Messiaen Editions,” Notes 60/3 (March 2004): 795-801.
Page 277, item A.5: Addition:
A.5. Les Offrandes oubliées: Méditation symphonique pour Orchestre
Publisher: Durand (Paris, 1931/1995): study score, piano reduction
Page 279, item A.10: Additions:
A.10.Réveil des oiseaux
Publisher: Durand (Paris, 1955): study score, solo part for piano; Durand (Paris, 1999): revised version, 1988
Page 279, item A.11: Additions:
A.11.Oiseaux exotiques
Publisher: Universal (Vienna, 1959): study score, solo part for piano; Universal (Vienna, 1995): revised edition, 1985
Page 280, item A.12: Addition:
A.12.Chronochromie
Publisher: Alphonse Leduc (Paris, 1963/1996): study score
Page 280, item A.14: Addition:
A.14.Couleurs de la Cité céleste
Publisher: Alphonse Leduc (Paris, 1966/1994): study score, solo part for piano
Page 281, item A.15: Addition:
A.15.Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
Publisher: Alphonse Leduc (Paris, 1966/1996): study score
Page 284, item A.23: Addition:
A.23.Thème et variations
Publisher: Alphonse Leduc (Paris, 1934/2002): score and violin part
Page 286, item A.31: Addition:
A.31.Le Banquet céleste
Revised edition: Alphonse Leduc (Paris, 1960/1995)—for the principal differences between the 1934 and 1960 editions, see
Simeone, A Bibliographical Catalogue of Messiaen’s Works [item 6], 3-4.)
Page 287, item A.37: Additions:
A.37.Apparition de l’Église éternelle
Second edition: Henry Lemoine (Paris, 1985—In 1985, Lemoine issued a new edition of this work [using the 1934 plates] with revised dynamic markings and registration indications provided by Messiaen.)
Third edition: Henry Lemoine (Paris, 1993/1997—In 1993, Lemoine issued a newly engraved version of the 1985
edition, incorporating minor alterations as well as facsimiles of the autograph title page and part of the manuscript.)
Page 288, item A.39: Addition:
A.39.La Nativité du Seigneur: Neuf Meditations pour orgue
Publisher: Alphonse Leduc (Paris, 1936/1997)
Page 289, item A.40: Addition:
A.40.Les Corps glorieux: Sept Visions brèves de la Vie des Ressuscités pour orgue
Publisher: Alphonse Leduc (Paris, 1942/2002)
Page 293, item A.53: Addition:
A.53.Rondeau
Publisher: Alphonse Leduc (Paris, 1943/1996)
Page 295, item A.57: Addition:
A.57.Quatre Études de rythme
Publisher: Durand (Paris, 1950); Durand (Paris, 2000): new edition with analyses by the composer
Page 298, item A.67: Addition:
A.67.Vocalise-étude
Publisher: Alphonse Leduc (Paris, 1935/1937/1998—In 1935, Alphonse Leduc published . . . .)
Page 301, item A.73: Correction and Addition:
A.73.Trois petites Liturgies de la Présence Divine
Publisher: Durand (Paris, 1952): study score, chorus part, revised solo parts for piano and Ondes Martenot (1998)
Page 301, item A.74: Addition:
A.74.Harawi: Chant d’Amour et de Mort
Publisher: Alphonse Leduc (Paris, 1949/1993)
UPDATED WEB LINKS:
Chapter 9: Other Source Materials: Messiaen Web Sites, Competitions, Conferences, and Festivals:
NOTE: With the exception of item numbers 906 and 937, the most recent access date is 15 December 2007.
Page 265, item 900: Updated link:
900. Answers.com. “Olivier Messiaen.” [http://www.answers.com/topic/olivier-messiaen].
Page 266, item 908: Updated link:
908. DMOZ Open Directory Project. “Messiaen, Olivier.” [http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Composition/Composers/M/
Messiaen,_Olivier/].
Page 268, item 920: Updated link:
920. IRCAM – Centre Georges Pompidou. “Olivier Messiaen.” [http://brahms.ircam.fr/index.php?id=2276].
Page 268, item 922: Updated link:
922. Latry, Olivier. “European Concert Organists: Olivier Latry.” [http://www. concertorganists.com/htdocs/artistdocs/
latry.html#top].
Page 269, item 928: Updated link:
928. Naxos Digital Services. “Messiaen, Olivier (1908-92).” [http://www.naxos.com/ composerinfo/bio24628.htm].
Page 269, item 929: Updated link:
929. The New York Times. “Olivier Messiaen”. [http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/ timestopics/people/m/
olivier_messiaen/index.html].
Page 270, item 931: Updated link:
931. Shenton, Andrew. “oliviermessiaen.net”/Boston University’s Messiaen Project (BUMP). [http://oliviermessiaen.net/].
Page 271, items 938-940: Updated links:
938. Birmingham Conservatoire. “Messiaen 2008 International Centenary Conference”. [http://www.conservatoire.
bcu.ac.uk/messiaen/].
939. Boston University. “Olivier Messiaen - BUMP Inaugural Conference.” [http://oliviermessiaen.net/news/conferences].
940. Boston University. “Messiaen the Theologian.” [http://oliviermessiaen.net/news/conferences].
Page 273, item 947: Updated link:
947. Messiaen au Pays de la Meije. “Du Spirituel dans la musique” (Spirituality in Music). [http://www.festival-
messiaen.com/ang/index.html].
