Irony and Sound: The Music of Maurice Ravel

by Stephen Zank

An insightful and exquisitely written reconsideration of Ravel's modernity, his teaching, and his place in twentieth-century music and culture.

What is it about Bol ro, Gaspard de la nuit, and Daphnis et Chlo that makes musicians and listeners alike love them so?
Stephen Zank here illuminates these and other works of Maurice Ravel through several of the composer's fascinations: dynamic intensification, counterpoint, orchestration, exotic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580461891
• ISBN13: 9781580461894
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 449 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.3"