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Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Nationality:
French
Born: March 7, 1875, Ciboure, Basses-Pyrénées Died: December 28, 1937, Paris (age 62)
Ma mère l'Oye (suite)
(for piano four-hands)
| 1:33 | I. | Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant. Lent | |
| 2:54 | II. | Petit Poucet. Très modéré | |
| 3:24 | III. | Laideronnette, Impératrice des pagodes. Mouvement de marche | |
| 3:50 | IV. | Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête. Mouvement de valse modéré | |
| 3:07 | V. | Le jardin féerique. Lent et grave |
Duration: 15 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1908-1910 (age 32-35)
Published:
1910 (age 34-35)
Dedication: Mimie et Jean Godebski
Note: Orchestrated by Ravel in 1911. Extended Ballet in 1911-1912.
5 recordings,
25 videos
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1:29
Tamara Granat, Daniel Propper
I.
Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant. Lent
2:54
Tamara Granat, Daniel Propper
II.
Petit Poucet. Très modéré
3:18
Tamara Granat, Daniel Propper
III.
Laideronnette, Impératrice des pagodes. Mouvement de marche
3:24
Tamara Granat, Daniel Propper
IV.
Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête. Mouvement de valse modéré
2:59
Tamara Granat, Daniel Propper
V.
Le jardin féerique. Lent et grave
1:35
iDuo
I.
Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant. Lent
2:53
iDuo
II.
Petit Poucet. Très modéré
3:23
iDuo
III.
Laideronnette, Impératrice des pagodes. Mouvement de marche
4:15
iDuo
IV.
Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête. Mouvement de valse modéré
3:07
iDuo
V.
Le jardin féerique. Lent et grave
1:32
Wyneke Jordans, Leo Van Doeselaar
I.
Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant. Lent
3:20
Wyneke Jordans, Leo Van Doeselaar
II.
Petit Poucet. Très modéré
3:18
Wyneke Jordans, Leo Van Doeselaar
III.
Laideronnette, Impératrice des pagodes. Mouvement de marche
4:09
Wyneke Jordans, Leo Van Doeselaar
IV.
Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête. Mouvement de valse modéré
3:08
Wyneke Jordans, Leo Van Doeselaar
V.
Le jardin féerique. Lent et grave
1:36
Transcontinental Piano Duo
I.
Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant. Lent
2:46
Transcontinental Piano Duo
II.
Petit Poucet. Très modéré
3:27
Transcontinental Piano Duo
III.
Laideronnette, Impératrice des pagodes. Mouvement de marche
3:54
Transcontinental Piano Duo
IV.
Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête. Mouvement de valse modéré
3:17
Transcontinental Piano Duo
V.
Le jardin féerique. Lent et grave
1:23
Laurent Boukobza, Jean-Pierre Ferey
I.
Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant. Lent
2:59
Laurent Boukobza, Jean-Pierre Ferey
II.
Petit Poucet. Très modéré
3:30
Laurent Boukobza, Jean-Pierre Ferey
III.
Laideronnette, Impératrice des pagodes. Mouvement de marche
3:43
Laurent Boukobza, Jean-Pierre Ferey
IV.
Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête. Mouvement de valse modéré
2:59
Laurent Boukobza, Jean-Pierre Ferey
V.
Le jardin féerique. Lent et grave
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glossary
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- et [Fr]—and
- grave [I], gravement [F]—Solemn, serious, slow, ponderous
- lento, lent [F], lentement [F], avec lenteur [F]—slow (tempo)
- marcia [I], alla marcia, marche [F], Marsch [G], march [E], marciale, marziale—march, in the manner of a march, e.g. duple meter at a moderate but deliberate pace in a manner which may be proud, grand, like a parade or a show of military bravado.
- moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
- movement, mouvement [F], movimento [I], Satz [G]—A generally self-contained, complete section or piece of music forming part of a large whole, typically separated from the other movements by silence and a break.
- pas [F], au pas—walking pace; moderately slow
- pavane, pavan, padouana—a slow processional dance common in Europe during the late Renaissance, most likely of Italian orign. It was usually coupled with a quicker triple time dance which in Italy would be the saltarello and in France and England the 'galliard'. During the late sixteenth century, the pavan was also known in Italy as the passamezzo
- petite [F], petit—small
- suite—a set of instrumental pieces (movements) played together to create a larger whole. Suites tend towards collections of dances, frequently in the same key, preceded by a prelude, introduction or overture.
- très [Fr]—very
- waltz, valse, walzer, alla valse—a popular dance introduced in Vienna in the 1780s usually in 3/4 time. wiki