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Olivier Messiaen, an Uncommon card
Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 94
- Power
- 176
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 110,000
Power 176 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Olivier Messiaen quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Olivier Messiaen card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
One of the major composers of the 20th century, he was also an ______ teacher of composition and musical analysis.
Answer
outstanding. One of the major composers of the 20th century, he was also an outstanding teacher of composition and musical analysis. From the Olivier Messiaen article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He was appointed organist at the Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Paris, in ____, a post he held for 61 years, until his death.
Answer
1930s. He was appointed organist at the Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Paris, in 1931, a post he held for 61 years, until his death. From the Olivier Messiaen article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- One of the major composers of the 20th century, he was also an outstanding teacher of composition and musical analysis.
- Messiaen entered the Conservatoire de Paris at age 11 and studied with Paul Dukas, Maurice Emmanuel, Charles-Marie Widor and Marcel Dupré, among others.
- He was appointed organist at the Église de la Sainte-Trinité, Paris, in 1931, a post he held for 61 years, until his death.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Olivier Messiaen article was read about 110,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 82 and blocks with 94: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Olivier Messiaen
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Olivier Messiaen (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Studio Harcourt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
