5 Mélodies populaires grecques, M.A 4-5, 9-11 (Ravel, Maurice)

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4 more: 2. Là-bas, vers l'église • 3. Quel galant m'est comparable • 4. Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques • 5. Tout gai!

Editor First edition
Language French / Greek
Publisher. Info. Paris: A. Durand & Fils, 1906. Plates D. & F. 6683-87.
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Editor First edition (reprint)
Language French
Publisher. Info. Paris: A. Durand & Fils, 1906. Plates D. & F. 6683-87.
Reprinted Songs, 1896-1914
Mineola: Dover Publications, 1990.
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Misc. Notes Possibly sourced from the Dover reprint.
Plate D. & F. 12,236 was used in the 1932 collection Douze chants avec accompagnement de piano and on later reprints of this work.
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Language French / English
Translator Nita Cox, English text
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Fils, 1909. Plate D. & F. 12,236.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Language Russian / French
Publisher. Info. Unidentified Collection (pp.76-85)
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1963. Plate M. 31068 Г.
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Publisher. Info. Beijing: Yīnyuè Chūbǎnshè, 1962.
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Misc. Notes Chinese translations removed.
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Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques (No.4)
Publisher. Info. Paris: A. Durand & Fils, 1906. Plate 6686.
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Publisher. Info. Selected Vocal Works (pp.13-14)
Moscow: Muzyka, 1983. Plate 12267.
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Tout gai! (No.5)

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For Orchestra (Rosenthal)
Arranger Manuel Rosenthal (1904–2003)
Publisher. Info. Paris: ARIMA/Kenton/Durand, n.d.(ca.1935). Plate D. & F. 12,336bis.
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Misc. Notes Simultaneously published in the US with only the original 1906–1909 copyright notice.
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was first published before March 1, 1989, and was either first published in the United States, published in the United States within thirty days of its first publication abroad, or its author was a US citizen, and this publication occurred without a compliant copyright notice, and, if published in 1978 or later, the work did not have its copyright registered under a curing provision within five years of publication.
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Feduol (2024/1/31)

Editor Hu Haipeng (b. 1984)
Publisher. Info. Hu Haipeng, 2022.
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Misc. Notes Braille score in bar-over-bar format, 40 cells per line.
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Work Title 5 Mélodies populaires grecques
Alternative. Title 5 Greek folk songs
Name Translations Cinq mélodies populaires grecques; Mélodies populaires grecques
Name Aliases 5 mélodies populaires grecques
Authorities WorldCat; VIAF: 179055824; LCCN: n85077345; BNF: 139177390
Composer Ravel, Maurice
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. M.A 9, 10, 4, 5, 11
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IMR 26
Key see below
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 songs:
  1. Chanson de la mariée. Modéré (G minor)
  2. Là-bas, vers l'église. Andante (G minor)
  3. Quel galant m'est comparable. Allegro (G major)
  4. Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques. Lento (A major)
  5. Tout gai!. Allegro (A major)
Text Incipit 1. Réveille-toi, perdrix mignonne
2. Là-bas, vers l'église
3. Quel galant m'est comparable
4. O joie de mon âme
5. Tout gai! gai, Ha, tout gai!
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1904-06
First Publication. 1906 - Paris: Durand
Librettist Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877–1944), after traditional Greek songs
Language French
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation voice, piano
External Links Maurice-Ravel.net
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