The Cambridge Companion to Ravel

doi:10.1017/CCOL9780521640268

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.

‘… this is a welcome, timely and very carefully edited book. It includes a high proportion of successful essays …’.

Nigel Simeone Source: The Musical Times

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Frontmatter
pp i-xvi
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Introduction
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- By Deborah Mawer
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Part I - Culture and aesthetic
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1 - History and homage
pp 5-26
- By Barbara L Kelly
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2 - Evocations of exoticism
pp 27-46
- By Robert Orledge
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3 - Musical objects and machines
pp 47-68
- By Deborah Mawer
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Part II - Musical explorations
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4 - Ravel and the piano
pp 69-96
- By Roy Howat
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5 - Harmony in the chamber music
pp 97-117
- By Mark DeVoto
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6 - Ravel and the orchestra
pp 118-139
- By Michael Russ
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7 - Ballet and the apotheosis of the dance
pp 140-161
- By Deborah Mawer
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8 - Vocal music and the lures of exoticism and irony
pp 162-187
- By Peter Kaminsky
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9 - Ravel's operatic spectacles: L'Heure and L'Enfant
pp 188-210
- By Richard Langham Smith
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Part III - Performance and reception
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10 - Performing Ravel: style and practice in the early recordings
pp 211-239
- By Ronald Woodley
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11 - Ravel and the twentieth century
pp 240-250
- By Roger Nichols
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Appendix: Early reception of Ravel's music (1899–1939)
pp 251-266
- By Roger Nichols, Deborah Mawer
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Notes
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Index of names and works
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-xvi

Introduction
pp 1-4

Part I - Culture and aesthetic

1 - History and homage
pp 5-26

2 - Evocations of exoticism
pp 27-46

3 - Musical objects and machines
pp 47-68

Part II - Musical explorations

4 - Ravel and the piano
pp 69-96

5 - Harmony in the chamber music
pp 97-117

6 - Ravel and the orchestra
pp 118-139

7 - Ballet and the apotheosis of the dance
pp 140-161

8 - Vocal music and the lures of exoticism and irony
pp 162-187

9 - Ravel's operatic spectacles: L'Heure and L'Enfant
pp 188-210

Part III - Performance and reception

10 - Performing Ravel: style and practice in the early recordings
pp 211-239

11 - Ravel and the twentieth century
pp 240-250

Appendix: Early reception of Ravel's music (1899–1939)
pp 251-266

Notes
pp 267-282

Select bibliography
pp 283-286

Index of names and works
pp 287-294

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