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Informationen zum Autor Emily Kilpatrick holds a Ph.D. in Musicology from the University of Adelaide, and has published widely on the music of Ravel and Fauré. She is co-editor, with Roy Howat, of the new Peters critical edition of Fauré's complete songs, a project based at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Emily also maintains an active performing career as a pianist and vocal accompanist, and regularly gives recitals, radio broadcasts, master classes and lectures on French opera and song. Klappentext This first comprehensive study unites musical, literary, documentary and cultural perspectives to shed new light on Ravel's compositional practice. Zusammenfassung In this comprehensive study! Emily Kilpatrick unites musical! literary! documentary and cultural perspectives to shed new light on Ravel's two operas! his working life and his compositional practice. The first study devoted to Ravel's operas! this book will be an invaluable resource for anyone who is interested in French music. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Part I. Making Operas: 1. Introduction: 'a single act at the Opéra-Comique'; 2. Ravel's hour; 3. The Child and the impresarios; Part II. Words and Music: 4. The collaborative process; 5. Songs into operas; 6. 'This archaic attempt at a modern fantasy'; 7. A portrait of an opera-ballet; Part III. The Compositional Web: 8. The 'calling cards' of L'Heure espagnole; 9. From Carmen to Concepcion; 10. The 'big, small world' of L'Enfant et les sortilèges; 11. A child of his time; Afterword.
