A Surrealist Approach? Ravel’s exploitation of risk as illustrated by “Gaspard de la nuit” (1908) and “L’Enfant et les sortilèges” (1925): L’exemple de "Gaspard de la nuit" (1908) et de "L’Enfant et les sortilèges" (1925)

Henri Gonnard

doi:10.53235/2036-5624/89

A Surrealist Approach? Ravel’s exploitation of risk as illustrated by “Gaspard de la nuit” (1908) and “L’Enfant et les sortilèges” (1925)

L’exemple de "Gaspard de la nuit" (1908) et de "L’Enfant et les sortilèges" (1925)

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Henri Gonnard Université de Tours

Henri Gonnard taught musicology at the University of Tours, France, until 2022. He has written extensively and given several guest lectures on Maurice Ravel, notably in London, Paris, Tours, Venice, and Zürich. His publications include La musique modale en France de Berlioz à Debussy (Champion, 2000), Introduction à la musique tonale (Champion, 2011; Japanese trans. 2015), and Musique et surréalisme en France d’Erik Satie à Pierre Boulez (Champion, 2021).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53235/2036-5624/89

Parole chiave:

Surréalisme, néoclassicisme, expérimentations, comparatisme, analyse

Abstract

The present article discusses Ravel’s Gaspard de la nuit (1908) and L’Enfant et les sortilèges (1925) by by allowing a section of each of these works – namely ‘Le gibet’ and ‘Préambule féerique’ – to enter into resonance with the notion of risk-taking and the dictates of the Surrealist movement. While Ravel carries out experiments of an unusual and perilous character with a consummate art, the result is far removed from the Neoclassical perspective from which his works are usually considered.

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2024-01-03

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Gonnard, H. (2024). A Surrealist Approach? Ravel’s exploitation of risk as illustrated by “Gaspard de la nuit” (1908) and “L’Enfant et les sortilèges” (1925): L’exemple de "Gaspard de la nuit" (1908) et de "L’Enfant et les sortilèges" (1925). Il Castello Di Elsinore, 27(89), 13–22. https://doi.org/10.53235/2036-5624/89