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

Sheet Music

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

Full Scores

 Complete Score
*#114639 - 11.58MB, 210 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 2386x⇩

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Carolus (2011/8/23)

 Complete score
*#10758 - 10.39MB, 201 (200) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1889x⇩

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Daphnis (2007/7/24)

 Color covers
*#114640 - 1.10MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 263x⇩

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Carolus (2011/8/23)

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/del]

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Vocal Scores

 Complete score
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Carolus (2009/7/7)

Editor:

First edition

Language:

French

Publisher Info.:

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

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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Color scan.

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 Scenes 1–10 (EU)
*#01736 - 2.98MB, 55 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - C/28/C - 1628x⇩

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Aglover (2006/10/09)

 Scenes 11-21 (EU)
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Aglover (2006/10/09)

Language:

French / English

Translator:

Katharine Wolff, English text

Publisher Info.:

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

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]

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High Quality.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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

Selections

For Piano Trio (Mouton)

 Piano (Score)
*#58013 - 1.75MB, 12 pp. -  8.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/25 - 869x⇩

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 Flute
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 Clarinet (ad lib)
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 Cello
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 Bass (ad lib)
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Daphnis (2010/3/4)

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/del]

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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 in Paris, Opéra comique
First Publication	1908 (vocal score), 1911 (full score)
Additional Copyright Info	Under copyright in France until 2023 due to that country's special extension for composers affected by the two world wars. Ravel's music and the original French text are public domain in the USA, though Katharine Wolff's English translation (published in 1932) is most likely still under copyright..
Librettist	Franc-Nohain (1873–1934)
Language	French
Dedication	Madame Jean Cruppi
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	5 Voices and Orchestra Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, English Horn, 2 Clarinets (A), Bass Clarinet (B♭), 2 Bassoons, Sarrusophone 4 Horns (F), 2 Trumpets (C), 3 Trombones, Tuba Timpani, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Spring (Ressort), Tambourine, Tam-Tam Triangle, Castanets, Ratchet (Crécelle), Whip (Fouet), Sleigh Bells (Grelots), Tubular Bells Glockenspiel, 3 Clock Pendulums, Xylophone, Celesta, 2 Harps, Strings
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.