Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Quatuor pour la fin du temps (), also known by its English title Quartet for the End of Time, is a piece of chamber music by the French composer Olivier Messiaen. It was premiered in 1941. The piece is scored for clarinet (in B-flat), violin, cello, and piano; a typical performance of the complete work lasts about 50 minutes. Messiaen wrote the piece while a prisoner of war in German captivity and it was first performed by his fellow prisoners. It is generally considered one of his most important works.
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chamber music
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Olivier Messiaen
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cello
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piano
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Quatuor pour la fin du temps
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