The work's compositional bases are the Hindu rhythms often found in Messiaen's work. The composer's research into Hindu rhythms was based partly on the 120 rhythms listed in the thirteenth-century Sangita Ratnakara of Sarangadeva. The score includes names that are taken from this work, and also from Carnatic musical theory.
| Date of composition | 1949 |
| Premiered | 1954, February 23rd (Petit Théatre Marigny) in Paris, France |
| Catalogue | I/30 |
| Approx. duration | 13 minutes |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Autotranslations beta |
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