Maurice Ravel / by Gerald Larner.
| Author/creator | Larner, Gerald |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : Phaidon, 1996. |
| Description | 240 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | 20th-century composers 20th-century composers. |
| Contents | Heredity, 1875 -- Environment, 1875-89 -- Conservatoire, 1889-99 -- Controversy, 1900-05 -- Celebrity, 1905-7 -- Maturity, 1907-12 -- Adversity, 1912-17 -- Recovery, 1917-25 -- Decline, 1925-37. |
| Abstract | He is remembered in the United States primarily for Bolero, but Ravel wrote a great deal of music worthy of celebration: ballets like Ma Mere l'Oye (Mother Goose) and Daphnis et Chloe; orchestral and piano works like Pavane pour une Infante Defunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess) and the Rapsodie Espagnole; operas like L'Enfant et les Sortileges (The Child and the Enchantments); and settings of Greek and Jewish songs. British author and critic Gerald Larner offers a well-researched, well-written, accessible biography of Ravel's life and compositions that explores his music and his motivations, a part of the Phaidon Press Limited 20th Century Composers series. |
| Local note | Little-311933--305131041905W |
| General note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-230) and index. |
| Bibliography note | Discography: pages 231-233. |
| ISBN | 0714832707 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.R23 L37 1996 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |