Olivier Messiaen
1908 to 1992
11 documented presences
8 places
Quo Fuit places 11 dated presences for Olivier Messiaen across 8 places, from 1908 to 1992. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen (10 December 1908 – 27 April 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Olivier Messiaen was documented, and when
10 December 1908exact date
Avignonattested
“Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen was born on 10 December 1908 at 20 Boulevard Sixte-Isnard in Avignon, France, into a literary family.”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
May 1941month
Paris Conservatoireattested
“Shortly after his release from Görlitz in May 1941, in large part due to the persuasions of his friend and teacher Marcel Dupré, Messiaen, who was now a household name, was appointed a professor of harmony at the Paris Conservatoire, whe…”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
May 1941month
Görlitzattested
“Shortly after his release from Görlitz in May 1941, in large part due to the persuasions of his friend and teacher Marcel Dupré, Messiaen, who was now a household name, was appointed a professor of harmony at the Paris Conservatoire, whe…”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
May 1941month
Parisattested
“Shortly after his release from Görlitz in May 1941, in large part due to the persuasions of his friend and teacher Marcel Dupré, Messiaen, who was now a household name, was appointed a professor of harmony at the Paris Conservatoire, whe…”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
1953year
Jura Mountainsattested
“He took this development to a new level with his 1953 orchestral work Réveil des oiseaux—its material consists almost entirely of the birdsong one might hear between midnight and noon in the Jura.”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
1966year
Paris Conservatoireattested
“In 1966, he was officially appointed professor of composition at the Paris Conservatoire, although he had in effect been teaching composition for years.”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
1966year
Parisattested
“In 1966, he was officially appointed professor of composition at the Paris Conservatoire, although he had in effect been teaching composition for years.”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
1972year
Utahattested
“He arranged a visit to the US in spring 1972, and was inspired by Bryce Canyon in Utah, where he observed the canyon's distinctive colours and birdsong.”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
27 April 1992exact date
Clichy, Hauts-de-Seineattested
“He died in the Beaujon Hospital in Clichy, near Paris, on 27 April 1992, aged 83.”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
27 April 1992exact date
Beaujon Hospitalattested
“He died in the Beaujon Hospital in Clichy, near Paris, on 27 April 1992, aged 83.”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
27 April 1992exact date
Parisattested
“He died in the Beaujon Hospital in Clichy, near Paris, on 27 April 1992, aged 83.”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
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Places Olivier Messiaen is documented in
Paris3 presences · 1941 to 1992Paris Conservatoire2 presences · 1941 to 1966Avignon1 presence · 1908
Beaujon Hospital1 presence · 1992
Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine1 presence · 1992
Görlitz1 presence · 1941
Jura Mountains1 presence · 1953
Utah1 presence · 1972
Other places tied to Olivier Messiaen in the record
In each of these, a source puts Olivier Messiaen and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Olivier Messiaen was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1918year
Nantesmentioned
“In 1918 his father returned from the war and the family moved to Nantes.”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
1919year
Paris Conservatoirementioned
“Olivier entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1919, aged 11.”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
1919year
Parismentioned
“Olivier entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1919, aged 11.”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
May 1940month
Stalag VIII-Amentioned
“He was captured at Verdun, where he befriended clarinettist Henri Akoka; they were taken to Görlitz in May 1940, and imprisoned at Stalag VIII-A.”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
May 1940month
Verdunmentioned
“He was captured at Verdun, where he befriended clarinettist Henri Akoka; they were taken to Görlitz in May 1940, and imprisoned at Stalag VIII-A.”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
May 1940month
Görlitzmentioned
“He was captured at Verdun, where he befriended clarinettist Henri Akoka; they were taken to Görlitz in May 1940, and imprisoned at Stalag VIII-A.”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
1947year
Budapestmentioned
“In 1947 he taught (and performed with Loriod) for two weeks in Budapest.”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
1949year
United Statesmentioned
“Messiaen visited the United States in 1949, where his music was conducted by Koussevitsky and Leopold Stokowski.”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
1949year
Tanglewoodmentioned
“In 1949 he taught at Tanglewood and presented his work at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse.”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
1952year
Paris Conservatoirementioned
“When in 1952 Messiaen was asked to provide a test piece for flautists at the Paris Conservatoire, he composed the piece for flute and piano.”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
1952year
Parismentioned
“When in 1952 Messiaen was asked to provide a test piece for flautists at the Paris Conservatoire, he composed the piece for flute and piano.”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
1962year
Japanmentioned
“In 1962 he visited Japan, where Gagaku music and Noh theatre inspired the orchestral "Japanese sketches", Sept haïkaï, which contain stylised imitations of traditional Japanese instruments.”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
1967 to 1982period
Institut de Francementioned
“Further honours included election to the Institut de France in 1967 and the Académie des Beaux-arts in 1968, the Erasmus Prize in 1971, the award of the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal and the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize in 1975,…”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
1974year
New Yorkmentioned
“was the result, first performed in 1974 in New York.”
source: Wikipedia: Olivier Messiaen
1978year
1978year
1978year
1987year
Documented at the same place, the same year
André BretonParis · 1966François FuretParis · 1966Rudolf NureyevLevallois-Perret · 1992Louis-Ferdinand CélineMontmartre · 1941Erwin RommelFrance · 1941Georges CharpakFrance · 1941Marlene DietrichParis · 1992Baudouin of BelgiumParis · 1992Algirdas Julien GreimasParis · 1992Vincent AuriolCimetière des Batignolles · 1966Wim WendersParis · 1966Anthony PerkinsParis · 1966
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