Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface xi
4. Chapter 1 Family and Formation 1
5. Chapter 2 Langlais, and a Beginning 16
6. Chapter 3 Messiaen, and Friendships 19
7. Chapter 4 Sonata 34
8. Chapter 5 A Nietzsche Sequence 52
9. Chapter 6 Musique Concrète 64
10. Chapter 7 Foucault 69
11. Chapter 8 The Death of Virgil 81
12. Chapter 9 You 89
13. Chapter 10 Time Regiven 98
14. Chapter 11 . . . Beyond Chance 106
15. Chapter 12 Since Debussy 121
16. Chapter 13 Silence 125
17. Chapter 14 Debussy 133
18. Chapter 14a Citation: Hommage à Claude Debussy 143
19. Chapter 15 Song After Song 147
20. Chapter 16 Concerto 164
21. Chapter 17 The Man Lying Down 175
22. Notes 185
23. Chronology 199
24. Catalogue 205
25. Writings 211
26. Bibliography 213
27. Index 217