| Nationality: | French |
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Date & Place of Birth: |
Dec. 10, 1908 — Avignon |
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Date & Place of Death: |
Will be updated shortly. |
| Near Family: | Mother: Cecile Sauvage (a poetess); his father was a literature professor. |
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Main Place of Residence: |
Paris |
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Vocation (including composition): |
Organist and Professor of harmony. |
| Major Work(s): | The 10 movement symphony Turangalila, and his most famous piece, the oratorio The Creation. |
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Interesting Facts: |
Messiaen joined the French army during World War II; he was captured by the Germans and was put in a prison camp for 2 years (1940-41 in Gorlitz, Silesia). |
