This edited volume presents a selected history of French music and culture, but one with a dynamic difference. Eschewing a traditional chronological account, it explores the nature of relationships in French musical culture between one historical period and another, probing the emergent interplay, intertextualities and scope for subsequent reinterpretation across time and place. It engages with notions of cultural meaning, especially those pertaining to French identity, both national and individual. While founded on historical musicology, the approach benefits from association with...

International experts present new interdisciplinary perspectives on Ravel's music, demonstrating the vibrant nature of current research on the composer.