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Maurice Ravel

Musician
Forclassical-music listeners, orchestral enthusiasts, violinists, students of composition and music history
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The Profile

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) was a French composer noted for his orchestral color, piano works and contributions to early 20th-century impressionist music. His best-known pieces include Boléro, Rapsodie espagnole, La Valse and the ballet Daphnis et Chloé.

Born in France (Ciboure) to a Basque mother, Ravel is publicly known as a master orchestrator and a leading figure associated with musical impressionism. Boléro (1928–29) is his most famous single-motif orchestral work. Tzigane exists in versions for violin and piano/luthéal and for violin and orchestra.

Three DeBaser reviews celebrate Ravel as a master of orchestral color and descriptive music. Boléro is noted for its hypnotic simplicity and crescendo-driven form. Rhapsodie espagnole and Tzigane are praised for Spanish color and violin virtuosity respectively.

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