Letters of Olivier Messiaen and Yvonne Loriod to Graham Williams, 1975-2006 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 6160662
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Williams, Graham, 1945-
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1975-2006]
- 0.03 m. (1 packet)
- Summary:
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MS Acc10.180 comprises letters from the composer Olivier Messiaen and pianist Yvonne Loriod (later Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen) to Graham Williams. The correspondence charts the friendship between Williams and Messiaen and Loriod, established when Williams was a student in Paris at the Paris Conservatoire in 1973-1975. The collection includes a three-page history of the Messiaen-Loriod correspondence by Williams (1 packet).
- Biography/History:
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Pianist, academic and spiritual director. Graham Williams was born in Adelaide in 1945. He trained as a concert pianist, scholar and teacher. Amongst other qualifications, he holds a Ph.D. from the University of Adelaide where he specialised in the theories of French composer Olivier Messiaen. Between 1973 and 1975 as a recipient of a French government scholarship, he studied under Messiaen and his wife Yvonne Loriod. Williams also combines a music career with that of teacher of meditation. Williams lives in Adelaide.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS Acc10.180.
- Correspondence in French.
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- Time Coverage:
- 1975-2006
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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