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Mes⋅siaen

[mes-yahn]
–noun
O⋅li⋅vier Eu⋅gène Pros⋅per Charles [aw-lee-vyey œ-zhen praw-sper sharl] , 1908–92, French composer and organist.
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Mes·siaen   (mě-syän', -syäɴ')   
French composer and organist who was a noted teacher and theorist. His avant-garde works were generally large scale and based on themes like love, nature, and Christianity.
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