Publication’s Style:
Soft Cover Score & Parts
Pages:
14
Level of Difficulty:
voice and guitar
Catalog Number:
74632
ISBN:
978-1-62559-075-6
These two songs by Ravel were written in 1914 at Saint-Jeande-Luz. The first song
Kaddisch
uses an Aramaic text from the Jewish prayer book;
L’Énigme éternelle
is based on a traditional Yiddish verse. They were first performed in June 1914 by Alvina Alvi (who commissioned them) with Ravel at the piano. Ravel orchestrated the songs in 1919-1920.
Gregg Nestor