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ID20D49E5B-92B7-4EA2-84F8-56BE69BC7082
TitlecodeA678002
Title NameL'Heure Espagnole (The Spanish Hour), M. 52
Marketing CopyIn 1907, Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) began to compose his one-act theatrical piece, L'HEURE ESPAGNOLE (The Spanish Hour), after his opera-loving father suffered a stroke. It has been suggested that this troubling event inspired him to take his first foray into opera. Maurice Étienne Legrand, under the pseudonym Franc-Nohain, penned the libretto, which was based on his 1904 play of the same name. The plot follows the wife of a clockmaker who tries to seduced several men in his absence, causing them to entrap themselves in her husband’s clocks. Dedicated to Louise Cruppi, it premiered in a double billing with Jules Massenet’s Thérèse on May 19, 1911 at the Opera-Comique in Paris. Instrumentation: 2+Picc.2+EH.2+BCL.2: Sarrussophone: 4.2.3.1: Timp:Perc(5-7): 2Hp:Clst: Str (4.4.3.3.3 in set):
vocal soli (5 roles, ATTBB).
Instrumentation2+Picc.2+EH.2+BCL.2: Sarrussophone: 4.2.3.1: Timp:Perc(5-7): 2Hp:Clst: Str (4.4.3.3.3 in set): Vocal soli (5 roles, ATTBB)
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Title Brand1
Year Composed1909
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Duration55
Ensemble Size13
Date Created2023-06-05 20:13:47.000000
Date Updated2025-09-30 20:13:47
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Bsc CodeMUS037070
Text AuthorLibretto by Maurice Étienne Legrand as Franc-Nohain
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Title Category6
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Set Series ID21EAF989-3856-4AB9-48F5-08DB00B0FAFD
Title Instrument Category TextLight Opera
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Title Sub Category55
Title Instrument Header39
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