French composer, organist and ornithologist, one of the major composers of the 20th century. His music is rhythmically complex; harmonically and melodically it often uses modes of limited transposition, which he abstracted from his early compositions and improvisations. Messiaen also drew on his Roman Catholic faith for his pieces.

Quatuor pour le Fin du Temps (1941)

Le Merle Noir (1952)

Vingt Regards sure L'Enfant-Jesus (1947)