Messiaen stated that he has ?never forgotten Grenoble with its marvelous mountain landscape, and every year during the three months of summer, I come to one of the loveliest places in the region [Petichet], simply to composer music [. ..... Except during summer vacations and at times when the organ needed maintenance or repair, Messiaen played the organ every Sunday and especially on Major Feasts. Notably, with his Diptyque for organ, Messiaen was able to ?expand the ...
Messiaen stated that he has ?never forgotten Grenoble with its marvelous mountain landscape, and every year during the three months of summer, I come to one of the loveliest places in the region [bPetichet/b], simply to composer music [. b...../b He began as an amateur ornithologist, taking his first advice from Jacques Delamain?where he was given first lessons of ornithology at his bestate/b in the Charete district. From this interest, the development of birdsong in Messiaen's ...
