Diptyque (Messiaen)
| Diptyque | |
|---|---|
| essai sur la vie terrestre et l'éternité bienheureuse | |
| by Olivier Messiaen | |
Messiaen in 1937; photograph by Studio Harcourt | |
| Key | C minor |
| Catalogue | Simeone: I/3 |
| Year | 1929-1930 |
| Form | diptych |
| Based on | Catholic theology |
| Time | 2/4, then 4/4 |
| Composed | 1930: Paris |
| Dedication | Paul Dukas, Marcel Dupré |
| Performed | 20 February 1930: Paris |
| Published | May 1930: Paris |
| Publisher | Éditions Durand |
| Movements | one |
| Scoring | pipe organ |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 30 March 1930 for Les amis de l'orgue |
| Location | Église de la Sainte Trinité, ninth arrondissement, Paris, France |
| Performers | Olivier Messiaen, organ |
Diptyque : essai sur la vie terrestre et l'éternité bienheureuse (French: Diptych: essay on earthly life and blessed eternity) is a bipartite essay for organ in C minor by French composer Olivier Messiaen. Written from 1929 through 1930; it is inspired by the theology of his Catholic faith.