Format:
XV, 294 S.
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Notenbeisp.
Edition:
1. publ.
Edition:
2011
ISBN:
0521640261
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0521648564
Series Statement:
Cambridge companions to music
Content:
This Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to the life, music and compositional aesthetic of French composer Maurice Ravel (1875–1937). Leading international scholars offer a powerful reassessment of this most private and elusive musician, examining his work in detail within its cultural context. Supported by many music examples, the volume explores the full range of Ravel's work - piano repertory, chamber works, orchestral music, ballets, songs and operas - and makes illuminating comparisons with the music of Couperin, Gounod, Chabrier and Debussy. The essays present the latest research focusing on topics such as Ravel's exoticism and Spanishness and conclude by analysing the performance and reception of his music, including previously untranslated reviews. Marking the 125th anniversary of Ravel's birth, the Companion as a whole aims to secure a solid foundation for Ravel studies in the twenty-first century and will appeal to all enthusiasts and students of his music
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015)
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History and homage
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Evocations of exoticism
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Musical objects and machines
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Ravel and the piano
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Harmony in the chamber music
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Ravel and the orchestra
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Ballet and the apotheosis of the dance
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Vocal music and the lures of exoticism and irony
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Ravel's operatic spectacles : L'Heure and L'Enfant
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Performing Ravel : style and practice in the early recordings
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Ravel and the twentieth century
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Early reception of Ravel's music (1899-1939)
Language:
English
Subjects:
Musicology
Keywords:
Ravel, Maurice 1875-1937
DOI:
10.1017/CCOL9780521640268
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CCOL9780521640268