法国作曲家梅西安,堪称20世纪新音乐发展史中历时最长久、声名最卓著、影响最广泛的大师之一。《末日四重奏》(为小提琴、大提琴、钢琴和单簧管而作)是梅西安一部极其重要的代表作,它预示了作曲家新创作时期的到来,是他创作日趋走向成熟的标志。因此本文着重对这部作品进行分析,并通过这些分析来窥探梅西安的部分创作特点。1创作背景二战爆发后,梅西安于1939年应征入伍,在从法国东北部的凡尔登到南锡市的途中被德军俘 French composer Lionel Messi is one of the most prolific, famous and influential masters of the 20th century new musical history. The Doomsday Quartet (for violins, cellos, piano and clarinet) is an extremely important masterpiece of Messian, which indicates that the new period of composer’s arrival is a sign of his maturing. Therefore, this article focuses on the analysis of this work, and through these analyzes to explore some of the characteristics of Messianic creation. 1 Creative Background After the outbreak of World War II, Messiun enlisted in the army in 1939, on the way from Verdun in northeastern France to Nancy on the way by the German prisoners of war