The Musical Language in Messiaen’s Catalogue d’oiseaux: “La Chouette hulotte”

Loo Fung Chiat; Loo Fung Ying

doi:10.4312/mz.55.1.131-156

The Musical Language in Messiaen’s Catalogue d’oiseaux

“La Chouette hulotte”

Authors

Loo Fung Chiat Department of Music, University of Putra Malaysia
Loo Fung Ying Department of Music, University of Malaya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4312/mz.55.1.131-156

Keywords:

Oliver Messiaen, Le Chouette hulotte, Catalogue d’oiseaux, mode de valeurs, bird song

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of Olivier Messiaen’s ‘La Chouette hulotte’ from Catalogue d’oiseaux. The significance of this work lies in the representation of fear by the owls and ‘night’ music. Messiaen’s language of mode de valeurs representing the ‘night’ and the harmonic language of the tawny owl’s calls identifies Messiaen’s music.

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Published

20. 06. 2019

Issue

Vol. 55 No. 1 (2019)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

Fung Chiat, L., & Fung Ying, L. (2019). The Musical Language in Messiaen’s Catalogue d’oiseaux: “La Chouette hulotte”. Musicological Annual, 55(1), 131-156. https://doi.org/10.4312/mz.55.1.131-156