Question

This symphony features parts for the ondes Martenot (“AHND mar-teh-NOH”) and piano, which was played by Yvonne Loriod (“lo-ree-OH”) at its 1949 premiere. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this ten-movement work inspired by the myth of Tristan and Isolde.
ANSWER: Turangalîla-Symphonie
[10m] This French composer of the Turangalîla-Symphonie wrote and premiered his Quartet for the End of Time while interred at a Nazi POW camp.
ANSWER: Olivier Messiaen (“mess-YAHN”) [or Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen]
[10e] Two movements of Quartet for the End of Time “praise” the “eternity” and “immortality” of this figure. Songs addressed to this figure include the Bach chorale “Joy of Man’s Desiring” and the carol “Away in a Manger.”
ANSWER: Jesus [or Jesu (“YAY-zoo”); accept “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring]
<Ethan Ashbrook, Fine Arts - Music - 1900 to 1970&gt; ~23229~ &lt;Editor: Ivvone Zhou>

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