Book contents
- The Operas of Maurice Ravel
- Music in Context
- The Operas of Maurice Ravel
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Book part
- Glossary
- Opera synopses
- Part I Making operas
- 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
- Afterword
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - Songs into operas
from Part II - Words and music
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2015
- The Operas of Maurice Ravel
- Music in Context
- The Operas of Maurice Ravel
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Book part
- Glossary
- Opera synopses
- Part I Making operas
- 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
- Afterword
- Bibliography
- Index
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- The Operas of Maurice Ravel , pp. 75 - 98Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015