{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-ravel-paperback-9780521648561","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Ravel (Paperback) 9780521648561","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Ravel\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comprehensive introduction to the life, music and compositional aesthetic of Maurice Ravel.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDeborah Mawer (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521648561, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 24 August 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages, 84 music examples\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17.5 x 1.9 cm, 0.546 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… this is a welcome, timely and very carefully edited book. It includes a high proportion of successful essays …'. Nigel Simeone, The Musical Times\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of contributors\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Chronology of Ravel's life and career\u003cbr\u003e Note on the text\u003cbr\u003e Introduction Deborah Mawer\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Cultural and Aesthetic: 1. History and homage Barbara L. Kelly\u003cbr\u003e 2. Evocations of exoticism Robert Orledge\u003cbr\u003e 3. Musical objects and machines Deborah Mawer\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Musical Explorations: 4. Ravel and the piano Roy Howat\u003cbr\u003e 5. Harmony in the chamber music Mark DeVoto\u003cbr\u003e 6. Ravel and the orchestra Michael Russ\u003cbr\u003e 7. Ballet and the apotheosis of the dance Deborah Mawer\u003cbr\u003e 8. Vocal music and the lures of exoticism and irony Peter Kaminsky\u003cbr\u003e 9. Ravel's operatic spectacles: L'Heure and L'Enfant Richard Langham Smith\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Performance and Reception: 10. Performing Ravel: style and practice in early recordings Ronald Woodley\u003cbr\u003e 11. Ravel and the twentieth century Roger Nichols\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Early reception of Ravel's music (1899–1939) Roger Nichols and Deborah Mawer\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index of names and works.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Individual composers \u0026amp; musicians, specific bands \u0026amp; groups\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Individual%20composers%20\u0026amp;%20musicians,%20specific%20bands%20\u0026amp;%20groups%20%5BAVH%5D%22\"\u003eAVH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001777148184,"sku":"9780521648561","price":23.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521648561i_7ff99128-8a65-48b1-8360-1e01a0a40ec7.jpg?v=1691379522","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-ravel-paperback-9780521648561","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}