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Maurice Ravel

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Maurice Ravel


Born
in Ciboure, France
March 07, 1875

Died
December 28, 1937


French composer known especially for his melodies, masterful orchestration, richly evocative harmonies and inventive instrumental textures and effects. Along with Claude Debussy, he was one of the most prominent figures associated with Impressionist music. Much of his piano music, chamber music, vocal music and orchestral music is part of the standard concert repertoire.

Ravel's piano compositions, such as Jeux d'eau, Miroirs, Le tombeau de Couperin and Gaspard de la nuit, demand considerable virtuosity from the performer, and his mastery of orchestration is particularly evident in such works as Rapsodie espagnole, Daphnis et Chloé and his arrangement of Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. Ravel is best known for his orchestral wo
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Average rating: 4.6 · 286 ratings · 12 reviews · 900 distinct works
Pavane Pour une Infante Def...

4.80 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1987 — 77 editions
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Daphnis and Chloe in Full S...

4.57 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1989 — 16 editions
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Piano Masterpieces of Mauri...

4.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1986 — 12 editions
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Sonatine

4.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1905 — 22 editions
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The Boy and the Spell (Musi...

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A Ravel Reader: Corresponde...

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4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions
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La Valse in Full Score

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4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1997 — 21 editions
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Ravel: Bolero

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4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1999 — 19 editions
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Gaspard de la Nuit: Schirme...

4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1990 — 19 editions
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Four Orchestral Works in Fu...

4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1989
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“Does it not occur to people that I might be artificial by nature?”
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“Why become a second-rate Ravel when you're already a first-rate Gershwin?”
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