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Olivier Messiaen

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Olivier Messiaen

Birth
Avignon, Departement du Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Death
27 Apr 1992 (aged 83)
Clichy, Departement des Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
Burial
Saint-Theoffrey, Departement de l'Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France Add to Map
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French composer, known notably for his organ works. Main oeuvre: Turangalîla-Symphonie; La Transfiguration de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ; La nativité du Seigneur; Neuf méditations sur le Mystère de la Sainte Trinité; Saint François d'Assise.

Married to the pianist Yvonne Loriod, 1924-2010, who was equally buried at Saint Théoffrey



Photos of the composer and first grave photo from http://membres.lycos.fr/stephanerevel/vacances2.htm ; second grave photo and church by courtesy of
© Malcolm Ball www.oliviermessiaen.org

French composer, known notably for his organ works. Main oeuvre: Turangalîla-Symphonie; La Transfiguration de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ; La nativité du Seigneur; Neuf méditations sur le Mystère de la Sainte Trinité; Saint François d'Assise.

Married to the pianist Yvonne Loriod, 1924-2010, who was equally buried at Saint Théoffrey



Photos of the composer and first grave photo from http://membres.lycos.fr/stephanerevel/vacances2.htm ; second grave photo and church by courtesy of
© Malcolm Ball www.oliviermessiaen.org



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  • Created by: Dieter Birkenmaier
  • Added: Jan 15, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13030525/olivier-messiaen: accessed ), memorial page for Olivier Messiaen (10 Dec 1908–27 Apr 1992), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13030525, citing Cemetery of Saint Théoffrey, Saint-Theoffrey, Departement de l'Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France; Maintained by Dieter Birkenmaier (contributor 46785965).