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Joseph-Maurice Ravel (March 7, 1875 – December 28, 1937) was a Basque French composer an pianist of Impressionist and Expressionist music, known especially for the subtlety, richness and poignancy of his melodies and of his orchestral and instrumental textures and effects. His piano music, chamber music, vocal music and orchestral music have become staples of the concert repertoire.

Trivia about ravel

  • Concepcion's lovers hid inside clocks in this "Bolero" composer's opera "L'heure espangnole"
  • This "Bolero" composer orchestrated Mussorgsky's piano work "Pictures at an Exhibition"
  • Scored a 10 with "Bolero" for a ballet commission in 1928, clock struck 12 in Paris on Dec. 28, 1937
  • His "Bolero" had its American debut at a 1929 concert of the N.Y. Philharmonic-Symphony
  • He called his "Bolero" a "piece for orchestra without music"
  • This 5-letter word can mean to disentangle or to separate threads, just like it would if you added "un"
  • "The Clown's Morning Song" by this composer is far less famous than his "Bolero"
  • His last work, "Don Quichotte a Dulcinée", has the same Spanish flavor as his more famous "Bolero"

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