Original: Ravel began work with impresario Sergei Diaghilev during 1909 for the ballet Daphnis et ChloÃ commissioned by Diaghilev with the lead danced by the famous ballet dancer and choreographer, Vaslav Nijinsky.
Simplified: They were the worldâ s most famous ballet group. Their director Diaghilev asked Ravel to write a ballet for them Ravel took about three years to compose the music for Daphnis et ChloÃ.