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Unmasking Ravel: New Perspectives on the Music
Author(s): Peter Kaminsky (Editor, Contributor), Barbara L. Kelly (Contributor), Daphne N. Leong (Contributor), David Korevaar (Contributor), Elliott Antokoletz (Contributor), Gurminder K. Bhogal (Contributor), Lauri Suurpää (Contributor), Michael J. Puri (Contributor), Sigrun Heinzelmann (Contributor), Steven Huebner (Contributor), Volker Helbing (Contributor)
- Publisher: University of Rochester Press
- Publication Date: 15 May 2011
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 352 pages
- ISBN-10: 9781580463379
- ISBN-13: 9781580463379
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Editorial Reviews
Review
Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, [Barbara Kelly] reveals how early tensions regarding Ravel’s fame softened into mutual respect, especially from members of Les Six. . . . [Gurminder Bhogal extends] her ground-breaking research on the French arabesque [in] nuanced analyses. . . . Kaminsky and his colleagues are to be commended for moving us closer to understanding what makes [Ravel’s] oeuvre so rich and alluring. FONTES ARTIS MUSICAE [Keith E. Clifton] Compelling new approaches to Ravel’s music. Gives the reader insight into what makes Ravel’s music the way it is — its sources of influence and inspiration, its engagement with traditional norms, its setting of text, and its reception. [Helbing’s chapter is] memorable. . . .[That by Leong and Korevaar is] illuminating. — Claire Sher Ling Eng, Full review at http://mtosmt.org/issues/mto.12.18.1/mto.12.18.1.eng.php ―
MUSIC THEORY ONLINEA collection of exceptional creativity and innovation. . . . Provides exceptional insight into the complexity of Ravel’s unique formal approaches. . . . A potent reminder of the power of biography and criticism, with implications beyond Ravel scholarship. — Timothy B. Cochran ―
MUSIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION NOTESA superb, unique contribution to Ravel scholarship. . . Provide[s] both in-depth analysis and critical interpretation. SUMMING UP: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals. — R. Pitts ―
CHOICEThis substantial and authoritative work contains state-of-the-art contributions in both the critical-historical and theoretical-analytical spheres. –Arnold Whittall, Professor Emeritus, King’s College, London; author of
Romantic Music: A Concise History from Schubert to Sibelius and coauthor of Music Analysis: In Theory and Practice. ― .About the Author
STEVEN HUEBNER is the James McGill Professor (musicology) at the Schulich School of Music, McGill University, Quebec, Canada.
