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Letters of Olivier Messiaen and Yvonne Loriod to Graham Williams

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Title
Letters of Olivier Messiaen and Yvonne Loriod to Graham Williams
Subject
Music and history
Education
Adelaide (S.A.)
French language--Writing
Correspondence
Category
5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
6. End of the Cold War
Author
Messiaen, Olivier and Loriod, Yvonne
Keywords
Composers
Current holder
National Library of Australia
Period of reference
1975 – 2006
Link
https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/6160662
Series number
MS Acc10.180
Item number
6160662
Access rights
Request at location
Rights
Copyright Undetermined. Available for research. Not for loan.
Country of origin
France
Australia
Place
Adelaide
Language
French
Description from source
0.03 m. (1 packet)

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.
Physical format
Letters
Records