The Operas of Maurice Ravel Kilpatrick Paperback Cambridge University Press

The Operas of Maurice RavelAuthor(s): Emily Kilpatrick\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107542907, 978-1107542907\nSynopsis\nMaurice Ravel's operas L'Heure espagnole (1907/1911) and L'Enfant et les sortilges [tel] are pivotal works in the composer's relatively small uvre. Emerging from periods shaped by very distinct musical concerns and historical circumstances, these two vastly different works nevertheless share qualities that reveal the heart of Ravel's compositional aesthetic. In this comprehensive study, Emily Kilpatrick unites musical, literary, biographical and cultural perspectives to shed new light on Ravel's operas. In documenting the operas' history, setting them within the cultural canvas of their creation and pursuing diverse strands of analytical and thematic exploration, Kilpatrick reveals crucial aspects of the composer's working life: his approach to creative collaboration, hi.