The Artistic World of Vocal Chamber Works by Maurice Ravel

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Elena J. Kornienko

Abstract

The vocal cycles by Ravel are divided in four groups: songs in folk style (Chants populaires, Cinq melodies populaires grecques), romances in expressive style (Trois poemes de Stephane Mallarme), exotic romances (Sheherazade, Chansons madecasses), composition in past style (Deux epigrammes de Clement Marot, Don Quichotte a Dulcinee), musical portraits (Histoires naturelles). Each group of romances is analyzed according to three aspects: interpretation of their literary basis, musical embodiment of the features of French language and specificity of musical style by Ravel.

Keywords: Maurice Ravel, chamber vocal art, romance, vocal cycles, French music of the 20th century

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Kornienko, E. J. (2007). The Artistic World of Vocal Chamber Works by Maurice Ravel. Music Scholarship / Problemy Muzykal’noj Nauki, 1(1), 213–225. Retrieved from https://musicscholar.ru/index.php/PMN/article/view/830
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Artistic World of Musical Piece
Author Biography

Elena J. Kornienko, Saratov State Conservatory named after L. V. Sobinov

Elena J. Kornienko is graduate student at Saratov State Conservatory named after L. V. Sobinov