Its first movement, the "Liturgy of Crystal," is dominated by a clarinet solo which imitates the song of a blackbird, prefiguring its later "Abyss of Birds" movement.
Its first movement, the "Liturgy of Crystal," is dominated by a clarinet solo which imitates the song of a blackbird, prefiguring its later "Abyss of Birds" movement. In its sixth, climactic "Dance of Fury for the Seven Trumpets" movement, no trumpets are employed, but their sound is imitated by the cello and clarinet, representing the armies of light and darkness gathered on the plains of Armageddon. The concluding "Mingling of Rainbows" movement laments the abrupt curtailment of human history. FTP, identify this piece of chamber music composed in 1931 by Olivier Messiaen.
Its first movement, the "Liturgy of Crystal," is dominated by a clarinet solo which imitates the song of a blackbird, prefiguring its later "Abyss of Birds" movement.
{Quartet for the End of Time }