Messiaen had a strong interest in birdsong since his youth and in the early 1950s began incorporating it into his works. Examples include Réveil des oiseaux (1953) for piano and orchestra and the Oiseaux exotiques (1956) for piano, wind, and percussion. He continued using birdsong throughout his career. The Catalogue d'oiseaux for piano includes the songs of birds from all over France, whereas the Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum includes the exotic Amazon uirapuru. An example of a large-scale...