Ravel Decadent Memory Sublim & Desire C

by Michael J. Puri

The music of Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), beloved by musicians and audiences since its debut, has been a difficult topic for scholars. The traditional stylistic categories of impressionism, symbolism, and neoclassicism, while relevant, have offered too little purchase on this fascinating but enigmatic work. In Ravel the Decadent, author Michael Puri provides an innovative and productive solution by locating the aesthetic origins of this music in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199735379
• ISBN13: 9780199735372
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Academic
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"