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'''Maurice Delage''' (1879–1961) was a French composer and pianist who showed a profound interest in the music and culture of the Far East. | '''Maurice Delage''' (1879–1961) was a French composer and pianist who showed a profound interest in the music and culture of the Far East. | ||
| − | A student of [[Maurice Ravel|Ravel]] and member of 'Les Apaches', | + | A student of [[Maurice Ravel|Ravel]] and member of 'Les Apaches', an assemblage of fourteen musicians, artists and writers (hooligans) who met weekly to discuss and commiserate about the culture and politics of the 1900's. From the music and culture of Europe, Delage turned to a more exotic sound in his works from being influenced by his travels to India and the East. Ravel's "La vallée des cloches" from ''Miroirs'' was dedicated to Delage while the rest of the collection was dedicated to the members of Les Apaches. |
One of the techniques that Maurice Delage especially learned from Ravel was the manner in which dynamics and tempo were used to color a composition. For example, in Ravel's Bolero, Ravel uses the same melody repeatedly yet each time one hears it, it is performed a bit louder. Thus, the composer creates colorful and exciting changes with dynamics alone. Delage experimented with the art of dynamics and tempo in his earlier pieces; however, he was remarkedly drawn to the exoticism of the music of the far east because of his fascination with new and different tonal, tempo and dynamic colorations. He thus embarked on many ethnomusicological ventures. | One of the techniques that Maurice Delage especially learned from Ravel was the manner in which dynamics and tempo were used to color a composition. For example, in Ravel's Bolero, Ravel uses the same melody repeatedly yet each time one hears it, it is performed a bit louder. Thus, the composer creates colorful and exciting changes with dynamics alone. Delage experimented with the art of dynamics and tempo in his earlier pieces; however, he was remarkedly drawn to the exoticism of the music of the far east because of his fascination with new and different tonal, tempo and dynamic colorations. He thus embarked on many ethnomusicological ventures. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | *Pasler, Jann | + | * Gordon, Barbara N., "Maurice Delage: a stylistic analysis of selected vocal works", thesis/dissertation/manuscript, 1991. OCLC 48105032 |
| − | *Spiers, John. [http://website.lineone.net/~jdspiers/delage.htm Maurice Delage]. [http://www.maurice-ravel.net Maurice-ravel.net] Retrieved 2005-02-26. | + | * Korevaan, David; Baudelaire, Charles, "Ravel's Mirrors", thesis/dissertation/manuscript, 2000. OCLC 44155305 |
| + | * Pasler, Jann, "Race, Orientalism, and Distinction in the Wake of the 'Yellow Peril'." In ''Western Music and Its Others: Difference, Representation, and Appropriation in Music'', ed. Georgina Born and David Hesmondhalgh. Berkeley, Los Angeles, and London: University of California Press, 2000. | ||
| + | * Spiers, John. [http://website.lineone.net/~jdspiers/delage.htm Maurice Delage]. [http://www.maurice-ravel.net Maurice-ravel.net] Retrieved 2005-02-26. | ||
| + | * Thomas, Cinda Lou, "Three representative works of Maurice Delage: a study of style and exotic influences", thesis/dissertation/manuscript, 1995. OCLC 32986857 | ||
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Maurice Delage (1879–1961) was a French composer and pianist who showed a profound interest in the music and culture of the Far East.
A student of Ravel and member of 'Les Apaches', an assemblage of fourteen musicians, artists and writers (hooligans) who met weekly to discuss and commiserate about the culture and politics of the 1900's. From the music and culture of Europe, Delage turned to a more exotic sound in his works from being influenced by his travels to India and the East. Ravel's "La vallée des cloches" from Miroirs was dedicated to Delage while the rest of the collection was dedicated to the members of Les Apaches.
One of the techniques that Maurice Delage especially learned from Ravel was the manner in which dynamics and tempo were used to color a composition. For example, in Ravel's Bolero, Ravel uses the same melody repeatedly yet each time one hears it, it is performed a bit louder. Thus, the composer creates colorful and exciting changes with dynamics alone. Delage experimented with the art of dynamics and tempo in his earlier pieces; however, he was remarkedly drawn to the exoticism of the music of the far east because of his fascination with new and different tonal, tempo and dynamic colorations. He thus embarked on many ethnomusicological ventures.
His best known piece is Quatre poèmes hindous (1912-13) which exhibits his fascination of the culture and music of India. His Ragamalika (1912-22), based on the classical music of India, is also significant in that it calls for a 'prepared piano'. The score specifies that a piece of cardboard be placed under the strings of the B-flat in the second line of the bass clef to dampen the sound, imitating the sound of an Indian drum.
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- Gordon, Barbara N., "Maurice Delage: a stylistic analysis of selected vocal works", thesis/dissertation/manuscript, 1991. OCLC 48105032
- Korevaan, David; Baudelaire, Charles, "Ravel's Mirrors", thesis/dissertation/manuscript, 2000. OCLC 44155305
- Pasler, Jann, "Race, Orientalism, and Distinction in the Wake of the 'Yellow Peril'." In Western Music and Its Others: Difference, Representation, and Appropriation in Music, ed. Georgina Born and David Hesmondhalgh. Berkeley, Los Angeles, and London: University of California Press, 2000.
- Spiers, John. Maurice Delage. Maurice-ravel.net Retrieved 2005-02-26.
- Thomas, Cinda Lou, "Three representative works of Maurice Delage: a study of style and exotic influences", thesis/dissertation/manuscript, 1995. OCLC 32986857
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