general information

composition date
2008
duration
6 min
editor
Ricordi
Dedicatee
à Olivier Messiaen
Commission
Ars Mobilis pour le festival Les Solistes aux Serres d’Auteuil

type

Solo (excluding voice) (Solo piano)

detailed formation

piano

information about the creation

date
August 30, 2008

France, Paris, Festival les Serres d’Auteuil

interpreters

Marie Vermeulin.

Program note

mess n. pl. : messes

  1. accumulation désordonné et/ou sale
  2. désordre n.m.
  3. gâchis n.m.
  4. cafouillis n.m. (total disorder)
  5. pagaille n.f. ("what a ~" / "quelle ~")
  6. (Colloquial) souk n.m. (chaos)
  7. méli-mélo n.m. (disorder)
  8. bordel n.m. (what a ~! / désordre)
  9. mess n.m. (cantine) [Militaire]
  10. portion de nourriture molle et semi-liquide


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