Turangalila

Tue Jun 23 15:35:59 UTC 1998

Alan Thrasher's message prompts me to ask if anyone knows why Messiaen
called his symphony 'horse-play'. Could it be a mistake for taraGga-lIlA
'wave-play'?

Dr Dermot Killingley
Dept of Religious Studies
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU
Phone 0191 222 6730    Fax 0191 222 5185

On Wed, 17 Jun 1998, Allen W Thrasher wrote:

> There is also Olivier Messiaen's Turanga-lila Symphony.
>
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