Ravel, Joseph Maurice R Composers Composition
Ravel, Joseph Maurice R Composers Composition
Maurice Ravel was born in the Basque region of France in 1875. His father was Swiss by birth and won a prize for piano playing as a youth. Later he settled on a mechanical career. This might explain why some of his music seems to be inspired by the delight he found in clockworks and mechanical toys. Also as the son of a Swiss engineer, his musical craftsmanship was always superb. Ravel died in 1937. He composed a large body of work, also providing orchestrations for previous pieces. Of all his compositions, Bolero is doubtless the one best known.
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Maurice Ravel: The Swiss Watchmaker of Music - Brief biography, key works, suggested reading, timeline, recommended recordings, and quotes from Humanities Web.
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Classic Cat - Directory of mp3s on the internet that have been made available by the performing artists.
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Ravel, Joseph Maurice - Entry from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music at WQXR radio with family background, biography, notes on influences and peers, comments on style, and listing of major works.
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House of Maurice Ravel - Background information and photograph of his birth home references his ongoing attachment to the town of Ciboure, where he later composed Bolero. Includes link to church where he was baptized.
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Kunst der Fuge | Maurice Ravel - Biography, MIDI files, and WMA/MP3 files.
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Maurice Ravel Frontispice - Documented information about his works, life, friends, and personality, including religion, love, style, politics.
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Aphasia in Maurice Ravel - Bulletin of the Los Angeles Neurological Societies 41:109–114, 1976.
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Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) - Karadar dictionary entry with life and works, related composers, MIDI audio of Bolero, Pavanne for a Dead Princess, and other works, photographs and illustrations, catalogue by opus number, and link to lieder.
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Maurice Ravel - Filmography at IMDb listing movies and television shows using or based on his music. Includes basic biography and trivia.
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