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Victor Lederer - Ravel - 9781574674774 - V9781574674774
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Ravel

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Description for Ravel Paperback. In Ravel: A Listener's Guide, Victor Lederer surveys and explores this master's refined and utterly distinctive oeuvre. Series: Unlocking the Masters Series. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC6; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
An enigma to those who knew him the early-20th century French master Maurice Ravel composed some of the most popular and beloved music in the repertory. In ÊRavel: A Listener's GuideÊ Victor Lederer surveys and explores this master's refined and utterly distinctive oeuvre.ÞRavel is often mentioned in the same breath as his older contemporary Claude Debussy but the works of the two composers display as many differences as similarities. Where Debussy rejected existing forms the structuralist Ravel embraced the baroque suite and classical sonata form as vehicles for his ideas in addition to his own concise inventions. At his best which is where we usually find this focused stylist passion flows just beneath some of the most exquisitely crafted surfaces in music under which lurk ironies that raise as many questions as they answer. A perfect example is ÊBol©roÊ Ravel's most famous work; Lederer analyzes the music and looks at the outsized role it has assumed in our culture.ÞLederer walks the reader and listener through Ravel's relatively small but crucial contributions to orchestral vocal chamber and piano music. Ravel's two operas idiosyncratic and underappreciated are examined in detail as well. The book includes a Naxos CD with examples from across the master's career.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Unlocking the Masters Series
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781574674774
SKU
V9781574674774
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About Victor Lederer
VICTOR LEDERER (New York City) is a writer on music and urban history. His books include Verdi: The Operas and Choral Works, Beethoven's Chamber Music: A Listener's Guide, Beethoven's Piano Music: A Listener's Guide, Bach's Keyboard Music: A Listener's Guide, Chopin: A Listener's Guide to the Master of the Piano, and Debussy: The Quiet Revolutionary, all for Amadeus Press's Unlocking the Masters series.

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