Description Composed for the famous ballet impresario Serge Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes, Maurice Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe was drawn from an ancient Greek fable. At the time, Ravel announced his intention to 'compose a va…

Hearing and Composing in the Sistine Chapel-In the late 15th century the newly built Sistine Chapel was home to a vigorous culture of musical composition and performance. Josquin des Prez stood at its center singing and composing…