Maurice Ravel
Jazz!
10.
What are some of the technical musical characteristics of Ravel’s music?
Detachment and objectivity. Clarity and precision. Perfectionism.
Detachment and objectivity. Clarity and precision. Perfectionism.
Preference for modal scales and harmonies (influence of his teacher Gabriel Fauré?)
Parallelism: planar writing (i.e. parallel triads moving together)
Preference for diatonic and triadic dissonances such as G#-B-D-G natural.
Repeated notes (toccata-like) that have an almost machine-like persistence (as in Boléro, for example).
Use of dance rhythms: Habanera, Malaguena, Boléro, Pavane, Rigaudon, Menuet, Forlane, etc. INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT~!
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11.
What famous quote by Ravel sums up his philosophy of music?
