La Maison

Song TitleLa Maison (Search)
Composer(s):Olivier Messiaen
Author(s):Olivier Messiaen
Keyword(s) & Features: Bodies; Composer is Poet; Couples; Death; Dying; Eyes; Finding; Gazing; Heaven; Houses; Images; Leaving; Life; Luminous; Marriage; Pain; Poems; Pure; Together; Truth; Young
First LineCette maison nous allons la quitter (Search)
Average Duration1:30 (Search)
Year of composition 1936 (Search)
Link to English Text Onlinehttps://www.oxfordlieder.co.uk/song/3418
Larger WorkPoèmes pour Mi (Search)
Musical FormThrough-composed (Search)
Original LanguageFrench (Search)
Score Source https://www.worldcat.org/title/poemes-pour-mi/oclc/7590876&referer=brief_results
Audio Source https://open.spotify.com/track/3jkP7NDYzR3rO9dnUZvhVI?si=OufmbYjiT1ycGfLrsFvP1A
Difficulty LevelMasters/YA; Professional (Search)
Catalog DesignationPoèmes pour Mi, no. 3 (Search)
Voice part suggested by composerSoprano
Range: C#4 - E5 (Search)
Premiered ByMarcelle Bunlet, soprano & Olivier Messiaen, piano; April 28, 1937 (Search)
Recommended Printed Sourcehttps://www.prestomusic.com/sheet-music/products/7580111--olivier-messiaen-oeuvres-pour-soprano-et-piano (Search)
Orchestra and voice?Yes (Search)
ContributorJEM (Search)
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