Daphnis et chloe ends in a musical orgasm, yet it was written by a fastidious composer. I am also grateful to his extraordinary talent in daphnis et chloe. United states marine band about library and archives sheet. A guide to teaching and playing by sean osborn eflat clarinet. Nearly all of his early significant works are written for piano although some were later scored for orchestra and when sergei diaghilev, director of the the ballets russes company, commissioned him to compose daphnis and chloe in 1909, ravel had relatively little experience composing such a large scale symphonic work mawer 79. Maurice ravel french composer 18751937 maurice ravel. Daphnis et chloe is a ballet by french composer maurice ravel. The parts are full of mistakes, so get the best current corrected edition you.
Daphnis and chloe, suite no 2 part 1 of 2 duration. Maurice ravel daphnis et chloe e flat clarinet video the eflat clarinet part in the ballet daphnis and chloe is fun and exposed throughout the ballet, and the dances that make up the second suite are no exception. The love story of daphnis and chloe was a classic, dating from the fourth or fifth. Almost an hour long, daphnis et chloe is ravels longest work. The old shepherd lammon explains that, if pan has saved chloe, it is in memory of the nymph syrinx, whom the god once loved. A total of 24 major orchestras sent me their clarinet audition lists, which i used.
After the death of debussy in 1918 ravel was stevenarded as the. Ravels daphnis and chloe ravels magical orchestration and subtle sensuality bring an aura of poetry to this pastoral drama. Daphnis et chloe, choreographic symphony in three parts concert version arrangement by yan pascal tortelier maurice ravel born. The parts are full of mistakes, so get the best current corrected edition you can clint nieweg, editor.
The clarinetists companion to daphnis et chloe jenny maclay. The work tells the story of two foundlings who are brought up by shepherds and who fall in love at an early age. Valery gergievs combination of attention to detail and grasp of longterm architecture make this a very enticing prospect. If youre on the orchestral clarinet audition circuit, chances are youve encountered the second orchestral suite from daphnis et chloe. Daphnis et chloe, generally regarded as ravels masterpiece, is one of the numerous important scores that owe their existence to the famous ballet impresario sergey diaghilev, who commissioned new works for his parisbased troupe. Maurice ravel began writing his ballet or choreographic symphony in three parts, to use his term daphnis et chloe in 1909 and finished the initial version of the. File 6 of the archive contains et chloes anacreontic and mythological thun.
Piccolo, flute2, oboe, english horn, clarinet 3, bassoon3, french horn, trumpet, trombone2, tuba. Although several other fine recordings of daphnis et chloe are available, this one is a steal at midprice. As it fell upon a day, song for soprano, flute and clarinet. In this article, we consider ravels nature, his musical approach to the ballet. Daphnis and chloe by maurice ravel 18751937 score sheet. From the international harp archives at brigham young university as digitally mirrored at. Here is the recording that put charles dutoit and the montreal symphony on the musical map back in 1980, now reissued in the new 24bit, decca legends series.
Oboe 12, english horn clarinet 12 a, piccolo clarinet e. Daphnis and chloe maurice ravel concerts, introduction. This sort of thing proves right up yannick nezetseguins alley. Charles munch 18911968 conducting the boston symphony orchestra. Get both clarinet archives at a discount here over 23,450 pages of sheet music from hundreds of composers. There is way too much music in that piece to play by only one pianist. Jean martinon guides the chicago symphony in this 1964 recording. Eugene ormandy conducting the philadelphia orchestra.
Without warning, pirates attack and kidnap chloe, who begs the nymphs in vain for help. See longus, daphnis and chloe, in collected greek novels, ed. The score calls for two piccolos, two flutes and alto flute, two oboes and english. The rich, sensual, and hypnotic soundworld ravel creates is the perfect example of impressionist music. Chloe plays the young nymph wandering in the meadow. The watching nymphs offer daphnis solace and send for the god pan. From the international harp archives at brigham young university. Sheet music to ravels daphnis et chloe for solo piano 1910. Born march 7, 1875 in ciboure, bassespyrenees died december 28, 1937 in paris, france.
Distinctive original scores for ballet continued usually to be the outcome of specific commissions. Excerpt 1 1 measure after 155 to 2 measures after 157, excerpt 2 194 to 2 measures after 198, excerpt 3 201 to 2 measures before 210. Natya dance theatre, presented in part by north central colleges office of international programs and cultural events committee, offers their skillful dance to maurice ravels colorful daphnis et chloe, suite ii. Natya dance theatre, presented in part by north central colleges office of international programs and cultural events committee, offers their skillful dance to. The archive has grown so large that we have had to split it into 2 volumes. Maurice ravel composer 18751937 play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. With daphnis et chloe, ravel pulled out all the stops, scoring the work for a large orchestra augmented with a wordless, offstage, mixed chorus, a batterie of exotic percussion instruments, and an eoliphone the dignified french name for a windmachine. Ravel eases the audience into the nearly hourlong piece, but after a few seconds of the score he introduces some of the characters in the wooded scene example 3. Major orchestra clarinet audition list by cecil gold recently i made a survey that reveals a basic repertoire required of orchestral clarinet players. Daphnis et chloe is a ballet with music by maurice ravel.
The marine band library offers the following titles free for download. It has been a while since weve seen a new recording of ravels masterpiece, which isnt surprising. They are seen here together playing from the score. Ravel began working on his ballet daphnis et chloe during 1909 a commission from diaghilev for the great dancer nijinsky.
Igor stravinsky called it not only ravels best work but also one of the most beautiful products in all of french music. Kodi archive and support file vintage software community software apk msdos cdrom software cdrom software library. It was premiered in 1912 to great success, and ravel proceeded to extract two suites from the original score, of which the second one is particularly famous. Stravinsky later called daphnis et chloe one of the most beautiful products of all french music. Ravels daphnis et chloe provides an opportunity to reset expectations. The ballet was first presented on june 8, 1912, in paris. Ravel described it as a symphonie choreographique choreographic symphony. The scenario was adapted by michel fokine from an eponymous romance by the greek writer longus thought to date from around the 2nd century ad. Excerpt 1 6 measures before 157 to 3 measures after 157, excerpt 2 167 to 2 measures before 170, excerpt 3 1 measure before 206 to 210. Daphnis et chloe is a ballet in one act with three parts scenes by maurice ravel described as a symphonie choregraphique choreographic symphony. Marine corps birthday ball music click link to download mp3 files. Daphnis and chloe, work by longus, written in the 2nd or 3rd century ce and considered the first pastoral prose romance. Daphnis et chloe ravel from lso0693 hyperion records. This suite is from the oneact ballet or choreographic symphony, as ravel himself described it premiered at the theatre du chatelet in paris in 1912, and it has haunted challenged clarinetists ever since.
Ravel daphnis et chloe bis bis1850 bwbr classical music. Gloria classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and. Daphnis et chloe maurice ravel wrote his ballet music for daphnis et chloe in 1909 after a commission from sergei diaghilev. The daphnis et chloe ballet score requires an orchestra of piccolo, 2 flutes, alto flute, 2 oboes, english horn, eflat clarinet, 2 bflat. Other articles where daphnis and chloe is discussed. Title fragments symphoniques ii composer ravel, maurice. Orchestra sheet music book by maurice ravel 18751937. Scott goddard published a contemporary commentary that discussed the changes to the story that fokine made to. Daphnis et chloe maurice ravel sao mai center for the. Ravel described daphnis et chloe as a choreographic symphony in three parts. Classical notes classical classics ravels daphnis et. Ravels ballet daphnis et chloe is essentially an extended tone poem, suffused with luscious orchestral colours, portraying the passion of the two protagonists for each other.
It was the the first installment of the celebrated montrealdutoit ravel cycle daphnis et chloe that propelled the montreal symphony of the early 1980s into the international limelight. Gloria classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Pdf the origins of daphnis et chloe 1912 simon morrison. Daphnis et chloes complete music the cultural critic. This is a sleek french score, with only a few truly physically exciting scenes, and lots of opportunity for tasteful lyricism. Frank sinatra once told johnny carson that he was a big fan. Ravel began composing daphnis and chloe in 1909 and completed the score in 1912. The remainder of the cycle confirmed the promise of the initial release, which was that these would be the digital eras stateofthe art ravel recordings. After chloe bestows her kiss, daphnis becomes distracted by the seductive dance of the shepherdess lyceion. The clarinet institute maintains the largest archive of pdf sheet music clarinet on the internet. It was not an easy project, and the reception was unenthusiastic.