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Olivier Messiaen
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Olivier Messiaen

Investor · born December 10, 1908 · died 1992

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Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist. One of the major composers of the 20th century, he was also an outstanding teacher of composition and musical analysis.

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  1. ~63Received the Erasmus Prize1971
  2. ~69Received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize1977

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