Original: James, 1987, p. 65 Daphnis et Chloé Ravel began work with impresario Sergei Diaghilev in 1909 for the ballet Daphnis et Chloé commissioned by Diaghilev with the lead danced by the great Vaslav Nijinsky .
Simplified: Ravel took about three years to compose the music for Daphnis et Chloé.