Épouvante
| Song Title | Épouvante (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Olivier Messiaen |
| Author(s): | Olivier Messiaen |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Beating; Bloody; Burying; Clanging; Composer is Poet; Couples; Dark; Darkness; Despair; Doors; Earth; Finding; Fire; God; Hell; Laughing; Memories; Moaning; Poems; Power; Pulling; Rings; Tearing; Terror; Time; Together; Vomiting |
| First Line | Ha, ha, ha, ho (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:45 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1936 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | https://www.oxfordlieder.co.uk/song/3419 |
| Larger Work | Poèmes pour Mi (Search) |
| Musical Form | Modified strophic (Search) |
| Original Language | French (Search) |
| Score Source | https://www.worldcat.org/title/poemes-pour-mi/oclc/7590876&referer=brief_results |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/1FZpJEL9IFjku2FO86D4To?si=dpZhH1BwRse5BkEmvaE8iw |
| Difficulty Level | Masters/YA; Professional (Search) |
| Catalog Designation | Poèmes pour Mi, no. 4 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | Soprano |
| Range: | C4 - Bb5 (Search) |
| Premiered By | Marcelle Bunlet, soprano & Olivier Messiaen, piano; April 28, 1937 (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | https://www.prestomusic.com/sheet-music/products/7580111--olivier-messiaen-oeuvres-pour-soprano-et-piano (Search) |
| Orchestra and voice? | Yes (Search) |
| Contributor | JEM (Search) |