In 1912 "Gigues" were performed; in
1913 there appeared the second book of Preludes for piano. The works
produced subsequently are of much smaller importance.
RAVEL
Maurice Ravel was born in Ciboure, Basses-Pyrenees, March 7th, 1875.
Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Paris. Henri Ghis was his
first piano-teacher, Charles-Rene his first teacher of composition. He
took piano-lessons of Ricardo Vines, and in 1891 was awarded a "premiere
medaille" in piano-playing at the Conservatoire. In 1897 Ravel entered
the class of Faure. In 1898, his "Sites auriculaires" were publicly
performed. In 1901 he failed for the first time to gain the Prix de
Rome. His quartet was performed in 1904. In 1903 he failed for the
fourth time to gain the Prix de Rome. "Histoires naturelles" were
performed in 1907, the "Rapsodie espagnole" in 1908. "L'Heure espagnole"
was given at the Opera Comique in 1911. "Daphnis et Chloe" was performed
by the Russian Ballet in 1912. During the war Ravel served as ambulance
driver. He was wounded while serving before Verdun, and dismissed from
service. He is living at present in Paris.
The dates of composition of his principal works are:
"Miroirs," 1905; "Sonatine," 1905; "Gaspard de la Nuit," 1908; "Valses
nobles et sentimentales," 1911; "Ma Mere l'Oye," 1908; "Histoires
naturelles," 1906; "Cinq Melodies populaires grecques," 1907; "Trois
Poemes de Mallarme," 1913; "Quatuor a cordes," 1902-03; "Introduction et
Allegro pour harpe," 1906; "Rapsodie espagnole," 1907; "Daphnis et
Chloe," 1906-11; "L'Heure espagnole," 1907; "Le Tombeau de Couperin,"
1914-17.
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