When Olivier Messiaen died in 1992 at age 83, there was no doubt that he was a major figure of 20th century music, a great French composer and an important link between Ravel and Pierre Boulez. But ...
British Journal of Ethnomusicology, Vol. 2 (1993), pp. 99-115 (17 pages) This paper examines the significance of certain mystical numbers which are frequently used in Manchu music and musical ...