L'heure espagnole (Ravel, Maurice)

		Movements/Sections 1 act, 21 scenes Composition Year 1907 Genre Categories Operas comiques; Stage Works; Operas; For voices, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices with orchestra; French language; For violin, cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the cello; Scores featuring the piano; For 3 players

Scores

• Full Scores (3)
• Vocal Scores (3)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (5)

Full Scores

 Complete Score
*#114639 - 11.58MB, 210 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 971x⇩

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Carolus (23 August 2011)

 Complete score
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Daphnis (24 July 2007)

 Color covers
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Carolus (23 August 2011)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Durand & Cie., 1911. Plates D. & F. 7314, 10,605 (later issue; miniature?)

Reprinted:

Mineola: Dover Publications, 1996. (#10758)

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag all]

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Vocal Scores

French

 Complete score
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Carolus (7 July 2009)

Editor:

First edition

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Durand & Fils, 1908, plate D. & F. 7073

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag all]

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Color scan.

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French / English

 Scenes 1–10 (EU)
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Aglover (9 October 2006)

 Scenes 11-21 (EU)
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Aglover (9 October 2006)

Translator:

Katharine Wolff, English text

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Durand & Cie., 1908, 1932. Plate D. & F. 7073

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag all]

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Includes English translation. See Misc. Comments at the end of this page
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

See Fantasy on Themes from 'L'heure espagnole' (Roques, Léon)

Selections

For Piano Trio (Mouton)

 Piano (Score)
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Daphnis (4 March 2010)

 Flute
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Daphnis (4 March 2010)

 Clarinet (ad lib)
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Daphnis (4 March 2010)

 Cello
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Daphnis (4 March 2010)

 Bass (ad lib)
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Daphnis (4 March 2010)

Arranger:

Hubert Mouton (1872–1954)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Durand & Fils, 1912. Plate D. & F. 8207.

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Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag all]

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General Information

Work Title	L'heure espagnole (The Spanish Hour)
Alternative Title	Comédie musical en un acte

Composer	Ravel, Maurice
Opus/Catalogue Number	M.52
Movements/Sections	1 act, 21 scenes Introduction Scène I ("Señor Torquemada, horloger de Tolède?") Scène II ("Totor!") Scène III ("II reste, voilà bien ma change!") Scène IV ("II état temps, voici Gonzalve!") Scène V ("C'est fait, l'horloge est à sa place") Scène VI ("Maintenant pas de temps à perdre!") Scène VII ("Salut à belle horlogère!") Scène VIII ("Voilà!..Et maintenant à l'autre!") Scène IX ("Évidemment, elle me congédie") Scène X ("Voilà ce que j'aooelle une femme charmante") Scène XI ("Monsieur, ah! Monsieur!") Scène XII ("Enfin, il part!") Scène XIII ("Voilà l'objet!") Scène XIV ("Ah! vous, n'est-ce pas, preste!") Scène XV ("En dépit de cette inhumaine") Scène XVI ("Voilà ce que j'appelle une femme charmante!") Scène XVII ("Oh! la pitoyable aventure!") Scène XVIII ("Voilà!... Et maintenant, Señora") Scène XIX ("Mon cell anxieux interroge") Scène XX ("ll n'est, pour l'horloger") Scène XXI ("Pardieu, déménageur, vouz venez à propos")
Year/Date of Composition	1907
First Performance	1911-05-19 Paris, Opéra comique
First Publication	1908 (vocal score), 1911 (full score)
Librettist	Franc-Nohain (1873–1934)
Language	French
Dedication	Madame Jean Cruppi
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	Soloists + Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, English Horn, 2 Clarinets (A), Bass Clarinet (B♭, 2 Bassoons, Sarrusophone, 4 Horns (F), 2 Trumpets (C), 3 Trombones, Contrabass Tuba (C), Timpani, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Spring (Ressort), Tambourine, Tam-Tam, Triangle, Castanets, Ratchet (Crécelle), Whip (Fouet), Sleigh Bells (Grelots), Tubular Bells, Glockenspiel, Xylophone, 3 Clock Pendulums, Celesta, 2 Harps, Violins I, Violins II, Violas, Cellos, Double Basses
External Links	Wikipedia article Maurice-Ravel.net

Misc. Comments

Cast

• Torquemada, a clockmaker — tenor
• Concepción, Torquemada's wife — mezzo-soprano
• Gonzalve, a student poet — tenor
• Ramiro, a muleteer — baritone
• Don Iñigo Gomez, a banker — bass

Version History

• Composed by Ravel in 1907
• The vocal score (for solo voices and piano) waso arranged by Ravel in 1907.

Copyright Status

• Ravel's music and the original French text are Public Domain in the USA.
• Katharine Wolff's English translation (published in 1932) is most likely still under copyright.