L'heure espagnole, M.52 (Ravel, Maurice)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 act, 21 scenes
Composition Year 1907-09
Genre Categories Operas comiques; Theatrical Works; Operas; For 5 voices, orchestra; For voices with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the orchestra; French language; For violin, cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 3 players (arr)
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Contents

Performances

Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
#960108 - 56.24MB, 208 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 111×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, 1911. Plate D. & F. 7314.
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 Complete Score
#10758 - 10.39MB, 201 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3442×⇩ - Daphnis

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Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Cie., 1911. Plate D. & F. 7314.
Reprinted Mineola: Dover Publications, 1996.
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Parts

 Piccolo
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⇒ 27 more: Flute 1/2 • Oboe 1/2 • English Horn • Clarinet 1/2 (A/B♭) • Bass Clarinet (B♭) • Bassoon 1/2 • Sarrusophone • Horn 1/2 (F) • Horn 3/4 (F) • Trumpet 1/2 (C) • Trombone 1/2 • Trombone 3 • Tuba • Timpani • Bells/Glockenspiel/Whip/Spring/Tambourine/Ratchet/Tam-Tam/Castanets • Xylophone • Snare Drum • Triangle • Bass Drum/Cymbals • Bells (On-Stage) • Celesta • Harp 1/2 • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Flute 1/2
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 Oboe 1/2
#959217 - 0.90MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 20×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 English Horn
#959212 - 0.59MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 16×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Clarinet 1/2 (A/B♭)
#959221 - 1.38MB, 24 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 18×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Bass Clarinet (B♭)
#959215 - 0.67MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 17×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Bassoon 1/2
#959227 - 1.17MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 18×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Sarrusophone
#959208 - 0.45MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 27×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Horn 1/2 (F)
#959218 - 0.98MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 21×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Horn 3/4 (F)
#959216 - 0.86MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 17×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Trumpet 1/2 (C)
#959213 - 0.64MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 21×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Trombone 1/2
#959214 - 0.67MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 20×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Trombone 3
#959206 - 0.40MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 23×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Tuba
#959209 - 0.38MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 18×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Timpani
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 Bells/Glockenspiel/Whip/Spring/Tambourine/Ratchet/Tam-Tam/Castanets
#959211 - 0.47MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 22×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Xylophone
#959201 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 18×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Snare Drum
#959203 - 0.22MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 17×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Triangle
#959202 - 0.17MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 20×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Bass Drum/Cymbals
#959207 - 0.36MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 17×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Bells (On-Stage)
#959200 - 0.03MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 17×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Celesta
#959204 - 0.15MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 22×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Harp 1/2
#959224 - 1.58MB, 27 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 21×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Violins I
#959223 - 1.57MB, 31 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 28×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Violins II
#959222 - 1.53MB, 30 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 21×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Violas
#959225 - 1.91MB, 37 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 19×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Cellos
#959226 - 1.94MB, 39 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 23×⇩ - Dbmiller

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 Basses
#959220 - 1.02MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 23×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, 1908. Plate D. & F. 7292.
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Vocal Scores

 Complete Score
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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: A. Durand & Fils, 1908. Plate D. & F. 7073.
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Selections

 Duo de Gonzalve et Concepcion: "Il était temps, voici Gonzalve!"
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, 1909. Plate D. & F. 7286.
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 Air de Concepcion: "Oh! la pitoyable aventure!"
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 Air de Gonzalve: "Adieu cellule, adieu donjon"
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 Quintette final
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, 1909. Plate D. & F. 7289.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Piano Trio (Mouton)

 Complete Score
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⇒ 4 more: Flute • Clarinet (ad lib) • Cello • Double Bass (ad lib)

 Flute
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 Clarinet (ad lib)
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 Cello
#58016 - 0.47MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/25 - 451×⇩ - Daphnis

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 Double Bass (ad lib)
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Arranger Hubert Mouton (1872–1954)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Fils, 1912. Plate D. & F. 8207.
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Libretti

 Complete Libretto
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General Information

Work Title L'heure espagnole
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Pásztoróra; Die spanische Stunde; La hora española; L'Heure espagnole; スペインの時; Godzina hiszpańska; Испанский час; Señorans visittimme; Іспанська година; Španělská hodinka; 西班牙时间; Η ισπανική ώρα
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 174792648; LCCN: no96050156; GND: 300202547; BNF: 13917733x
Composer Ravel, Maurice
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. M.52
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IMR 18
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 act, 21 scenes:
Introduction
Scène 1: "Señor Torquemada, horloger de Tolède?"
Scène 2: "Totor!"
Scène 3: "II reste, voilà bien ma change!"
Scène 4: "II état temps, voici Gonzalve!"
Scène 5: "C'est fait, l'horloge est à sa place"
Scène 6: "Maintenant pas de temps à perdre!"
Scène 7: "Salut à belle horlogère!"
Scène 8: "Voilà!..Et maintenant à l'autre!"
Scène 9: "Évidemment, elle me congédie"
Scène 10: "Voilà ce que j'aooelle une femme charmante"
Scène 11: "Monsieur, ah! Monsieur!"
Scène 12: "Enfin, il part!"
Scène 13: "Voilà l'objet!"
Scène 14: "Ah! vous, n'est-ce pas, preste!"
Scène 15: "En dépit de cette inhumaine"
Scène 16: "Voilà ce que j'appelle une femme charmante!"
Scène 17: "Oh! la pitoyable aventure!"
Scène 18: "Voilà!... Et maintenant, Señora"
Scène 19: "Mon cell anxieux interroge"
Scène 20: "ll n'est, pour l'horloger"
Scène 21: "Pardieu, déménageur, vouz venez à propos"
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1907-09
First Performance. 1911-05-19 in Paris, Opéra comique
Cast, Orchestra, François Ruhlmann (conductor)
First Publication. 1908 (vocal score, parts), 1911 (full score)
Librettist Maurice Étienne Legrand (1873–1934), as Franc-Nohain
Language French
Dedication Madame Jean Cruppi
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation voices, orchestra
InstrDetail
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)

Orchestra

piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets,
bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, sarrusophone
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 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
Related Works Pieces based on L'heure espagnole
Discography MusicBrainz
Authorities Wikidata
External Links Wikipedia article
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