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.