Opus: 17 Written for: soprano, flute, violin, guitar Subtitle: Quatuor pour la fin d’une vie Duration: circa 10:30 min. Movements: Bien modéré – Lentement. Un peu vif – Le Tombeau (Très lent) Details: Caoine (a Keltic funeral rite) was written in memoriam on the death of Olivier Messiaen
Score example: click here for the final bars of movement II and the opening bars of movement III