Catalogue d'Oiseaux

Messiaen%2C+who+was+an+enthusiastic+and+accomplished+ornithologist%2C+investigated+for+his+Catalogue+d%26%2339%3Boiseaux+13+birds+with+their+songs+and+their+specific+sound+environments.%26nbsp%3B+%3Cbr+%2F%3E%3Cbr+%2F%3E%26quot%3BI%26%2339%3Bm+very+attracted+by+the+works+of+Messiaen.+Catalogue+d%26%2339%3Boiseaux+offers+a+new+musical+language.+Each+bird+is+evoked+by+his+singing%2C+his+travels+in+its+environment%2C+the+surrounding+landscape+etc.+The+music+changes+depending+on+whether+the+bird+is+found+in+the+air+of+morning+or+evening%2C+or+depending+on+the+weather.+There+are+many+birds+in+the+catalogue%2C+which+gives+a+great+diversity+in+sounds.+The+work+reflects+the+beauty+of+nature%2C+but+there+is+also+plenty+of+humor.+%26quot%3B%3Cbr+%2F%3E%3Cbr+%2F%3E%26quot%3BMessiaen%2C+who+practiced+ornithology+in+a+scientific+way+and+with+passion%2C+has+traveled+the+world+in+search+of+new+species.+But+the+thirteen+pieces+in+the+catalogue+are+devoted+to+birds+in+France.+%26quot%3BEach+piece+is+written+in+honor+of+a+French+province%2C%26quot%3B+wrote+the+composer.+Each+is+simply+the+name+of+the+symbolic+bird+of+the+region.%26quot%3B%3Cbr+%2F%3E%3Cbr+%2F%3EIt+is+a+modest+monument+and+brilliant+but+highly+demanding.+%26quot%3BThe+singing+of+birds+is+different+from+the+human+voice.+The+rhythm+is+completely+different+from+what+we+usually+hear.+But+the+work+is+very+accessible%2C+even+to+an+audience+that+knows+no+contemporary+music+%26quot%3B.+-+%3Cstrong%3Einterview+with+Momo+Kodama+in+La+Provence%3C%2Fstrong%3E%3Cbr+%2F%3E