1.0Praemium Erasmianum Foundationhttps://erasmusprijs.org/en/Lauren Maxwellhttps://erasmusprijs.org/en/author/lauren-maxwell/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JPZnbHQqX2"><a href="https://erasmusprijs.org/en/laureates/olivier-messiaen/">Olivier Messiaen</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://erasmusprijs.org/en/laureates/olivier-messiaen/embed/#?secret=JPZnbHQqX2" width="600" height="338" title="“Olivier Messiaen” — Praemium Erasmianum Foundation" data-secret="JPZnbHQqX2" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://erasmusprijs.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://erasmusprijs.org/wp-content/uploads/1971-Olivier-Messiaen-Erasmusprijs.jpg354413The French composer Olivier Messiaen played an important part in the revival of religious music, due largely to his compositions for organ. His compositions rank among the most authentic expressions of human creativity in the twentieth century. Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) developed an early interest in the rhythms of the ancient Greeks and in non-European musical […]