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minuet exists without a trio. Shifting to the key of the dominant (here spelt as D-flat major), it unfolds as a slow waltz, elegant and restrained but nonetheless building through moments of passion and intensity. Lastly, the toccata finale is the most technically challenging of the
Sonatine’s three movements. Inspired in part by the keyboard writing of
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Impressionistic harmonic colorings). Two themes emerge in the exposition—the first in tonic key of F-sharp minor, and the second in D major and B minor. Owing to its diminutive form, the following
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found the original article in the Review published in three March 1903 editions. The original manuscript that Ravel submitted had the text ‘par Verla’ written and struck out, replaced with ‘par
Maurice Ravel’. Ravel submitted the piece under a pseudonym and chose an anagram of his name.
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magazine after being encouraged by a close friend who was a contributor to that publication. The competition requirement was the composition of the first movement of a piano
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for flute, harp and cello (or viola), titling the transcription
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Ravel was known to value the work and performed it frequently.
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no longer than 75 bars, with the prize being 100 francs.
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an instrumentation that echoes the second sonata of
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262:The piece is in three movements:
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1098:Categories
1037:The Bolero
1031:Ravel Peak
899:Jeux d'eau
884:Solo piano
713:Orchestral
548:2024-01-06
524:2016-12-30
503:2016-12-30
499:. AllMusic
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460:2024-01-06
286:(animated)
270:(moderate)
255:media help
64:1906-03-10
49:Dedication
345:Reception
192:1. Modéré
171:Structure
72:Movements
57:Performed
1061:Category
940:Sonatine
742:La valse
705:(ballet)
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597:Sonatine
385:Sonatine
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351:Sonatine
336:♭
326:♯
316:♯
297:Couperin
230:3. Animé
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874:Tzigane
836:Chamber
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80:Scoring
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280:tempo)
278:Minuet
268:Modéré
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662:Stage
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319:minor
284:Animé
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