to watch people or places secretly to find out what they are doing. verb. to look at someone or something for a period of time. verb. to watch or study someone or something with care and attention in order to discover something.
Vignette (from the French for little vine) may refer to: Vignette (graphic design), decorative designs in books (originally in the form of leaves and vines) to separate sections or chapters. Vignetting in photography, any process by which there is loss in clarity towards the corners and sides of an image. Vignette (entertainment), a sketch in a sketch comedy.
Nicolette is the only character in the Trois Chansons who has the opportunity to choose her fate. One of Ravelâs modern biographers, Benjamin Ivry, describes the Trois Chansons as âPanicâ works, meaning permeated by the lore of Pan, the Greek God who watches over shepherds and their flocks2. Certainly the other two chansons fit that description. In âNicoletteâ, the influence is more subtle.