A1

Opening elbows 

Ends front

- "Normal" movement:

faster notes correspond to faster movements

- Curve starting at resting position 

and ending lower and closer to the keyboard

- Prevalent elbow movements

Similar to original melody

A sense of beginning

Tonal center = D

Rond de jambe left leg behind

Flick front

Stop right-front corner

Change to left-front corner

Balance left leg + right leg flex

Left leg lounge to the floor

Stop halfway

- "Echo":

starts low and ends at resting position

A sense of space (far away)

Left lunge

Bach up to

center 

neutral

- "Normal" movement: 

comparable to previous section

- Generally higher peaks

A2

Similar to original melody

A sense of dialogue

Repeat A1 sequence with "exaggerated movements"

Tonal center = D

A sense of observing

A sense of change

A sense of recognizing

- "Echo":

double peak

Double movement

- "Abnormal" movement: 

single, big curve

Back to audience (change of front)

head snake

right leg turn in, out, stretch up

Similar to original melody

B1

A sense of expanding

Tonal center = D

Fast reverse

Rond de jambe left leg

arabesque right leg reach 

lunge to front 

stay halfway

- "Normal" movement

A sense of remembering

A sense of space (far away)

- "Echo":

"normal"

Lunge to front

Back up

B2

A sense of tension

Similar to original melody

- "Abnormal" movement: 

single, big curve

Long head snake

left leg envelopé

Tonal center = D

Similar but smaller

A sense of insecurity

Small internal circles turning towards left diagonal

lounge

A sense of remembering

Front lunge turns into back lunge (A1)

A sense of recognizing

A3

"Refrain" added by Messiaen - no correspondance in the gregorian melody

Tonal center = D

A sense of relief -

feeling comfortable

- "Abnormal" movement: 

single, big curve + sudden decrease

"A sense of relief -

feeling comfortable"

A sense of space (far away)

A sense of opening

Quite different to original melody

C

- "Normal" movement: 

high intensity and speed 

Small circless getting bigger

right leg step + left arabesque

suspension on one leg (low)

Tonal center = A

A sense of tension

A sense of surprise

2x jumps changing front

all striving to reach up 

Icon = reproduces formal properties of tension (agitated movements)

squat 

small and fast movements looking downwards

Tonal center = D

A sense of being close - 

delusion

A1 echo

very

calm

A4

Metonym = looking back (flashback)

Same material as A1

- "Normal" movement: 

slight decrease in second half

"Refrain" added by Messiaen - no correspondance in the gregorian melody

A sense of time - 

flashback

Tonal center = D

Reaching high with Ab

A sense of expectation

D

Very different to original melody

- "Normal" movement: 

high intensity and speed 

Very high velocity

repetitive movements (nose independent)

Tonal center = A

A sense of 

vitalising

A sense of improvising

A sense of recognising

High and sudden peak

Repeat A2 sequence keeping high energy

- "Abnormal" movement: 

sudden decrease + high peak with Ab (echo)

Tonal center = D

A sense of relief - 

feeling comfortable

A sense of 

closure

Concretization = sense of surprise

"Asking for attention" = sign language

Calm and downwards movements

Very different to original melody

E

A sense of surprise - asking for attention

- "Normal" movement: 

quite static but following downward movement

Tonal center = A

A sense of time - flashback

- "Abormal" movement: 

sudden increase and variety

condensed version of A1

Tonal center = D

A sense of 

constraint

Deconstruction of A sequence

All calm and downwards

Little emphasis on manual changes

A sense of 

insecurity

F

- "Abormal" movement: 

curves don't correspond to the manual changes

decreasing speed

Tonal center = D

A sense of 

weakness

Expectancy + upwards direction on last note

A sense of quietness

Similar to original melody