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Gaspard de la nuit Brand: Alfred Publishing Model Number: 00-K09955 ... Read more

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very nice product
After I got this book, I immediately went to the piano and learned it. The print is very clear and easy to read. And the cover is nice and pleasure while looking at it. I'm very happy with this product. Thanks.

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The score is clear and easy to read, and I enjoyed all the frequent little performance notes and comments.With this edition, you're never left wondering about even the smallest of details.

An important edition
I am a collegiate piano student, and many established pianists have told me that this is the definative edition of Gaspard de la nuit.I purchased it, and was simply amazed by its quality.There are pages of background information on Ravel, and lots of helpful performance and musical suggestions.There are also a number of errors in previous editions that are pointed out concisely in the score.One of the most helpful additions to the music are the suggestive (and sometimes the only feasible) fingerings that are provided, which can ease the pain of learning this immensely challenging music.

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Influenced by the elegant 18th-century harpsichord works of Couperin, Rameau and Scarlatti, Le Tombeau de Couperin consists of "Prelude," "Forlane," "Menuet," and "Rigaudon." The uninterrupted eight waltzes of Valses Nobles et Sentimentales, orchestrated in 1912 to serve as music for a ballet, abound with lilting rhythms and unexpected harmonic subtleties. This volume of two inspired works will be valued additions to the libraries of musicians, music lovers, and admirers of Ravel.
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Easy Note Style Sheet MusicLetter Names of Notes embedded in each Note head!Custom Made Quality Arrangements Printed on Beautiful Colored Backgrounds ... Read more

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Sheet music for Ravel's COncerto for piano and orchestra, transcribed for 2 pianos by Lucien Garban; 57 pages. ... Read more

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Kapitel: Boléro, Die Spanische Stunde, L'enfant et Les Sortilèges, Miroirs, La Valse, Gaspard de La Nuit, Jeux D'eau, Sonatine Pour Piano. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Boléro is a one-movement orchestral piece by Maurice Ravel. Originally composed as a ballet commissioned by Russian ballerina Ida Rubenstein, the piece, which premiered in 1928, is Ravel's most famous musical composition. Before Boléro, Ravel had composed large scale ballets (such as Daphnis et Chloé, composed for the Ballets Russes 1909-1912), suites for the ballet (such as the second orchestral version of Ma Mère l'Oye, 1912), and one-movement dance pieces (such as La Valse, 1906-1920). Apart from such compositions intended for a staged dance performance, Ravel had demonstrated an interest in composing re-styled dances, from his earliest successes (the 1895 Menuet and the 1899 Pavane) to his more mature works like Le tombeau de Couperin (which takes the format of a dance suite). Boléro epitomises Ravel's preoccupation with restyling and reinventing dance movements. It was also one of the last pieces he composed before illness forced him into retirement: the two piano concertos and the Don Quichotte à Dulcinée song cycle were the only compositions that followed Boléro. The work had its genesis in a commission from the dancer Ida Rubinstein, who asked Ravel to make an orchestral transcription of six pieces from Isaac Albéniz' set of piano pieces, Iberia. While working on the transcription, Ravel was informed that the movements had already been orchestrated by Spanish conductor Enrique Arbós, and that copyright law prevented any other arrangement from being made. When Arbós heard of this, he said he would happily waive his rights and allow Ravel to orchestrate the pieces. However Ravel changed his mind and decided initially to orchestrate one of his own previously-written works. He then changed his mind again and decided to write a completely new piece based on the musical form and Spanish dance called bolero. While on vacation at St Jean-de-Luz, Ravel went to the piano and played a melody with one finger to his friend Gustave Samazeuilh, saying "Don't you think this ... Read more

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This sheet music was newly engraved from early and authoritative editions. ... Read more

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This is Ravel's well-known suite newly edited and arranged for solo piano, conveniently presented along with the original four-hand version. ... Read more

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The solo piano version of La Valse is well worthy of study and performance, but it has often been unjustly neglected in reviews of Ravel¿s piano music. La Valse was originally written as a choreographic poem for a ballet performance. It was only later transcribed for two pianos and for solo piano. This book, therefore, discusses the thematic, harmonic, and rhythmic aspects in the piece in light of Ravel¿s compositional principles. In the chain of waltzes, ten distinct melodic themes are identified. The melodic material, phrase structure, scales, modes, pedal point centers, tempo and rhythm are also examined. Finally, the book focuses on the challenges of performing the solo piano version and suggests how performers might resolve some pianistic and musical problems, such as three-staves writing and glissandi. The book should help the pianists practicing this amazing piece. In some extraordinarily difficult passages, the performer must show creativity and ¿transcribe¿ the piece once again. As soon as the technical and creative challenges are resolved, the pianist and the audience alike are rewarded with a beautiful and truly unforgettable piece. ... Read more

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Ravel's greatest piano masterpiece, written in 1908, inspired by three poems by Aloysius Bertrand. In 3 movements: Ondine, Le Gibet, Scarbo. The poems on which the pieces are based are presented in this edition in both French and English. This newly researched edition includes pedaling and fingering by the editor. ... Read more

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This text offers Ravel's music as Ravel wanted it played - according to this pupil, the pianist, Vlado Perlemuter. ... Read more

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Chapters: Gaspard de La Nuit, Boléro, List of Compositions by Maurice Ravel, Piano Trio, Piano Concerto, Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, le Tombeau de Couperin, Daphnis et Chloé, Miroirs, Ma Mère L'oye, Sonatine, Pavane Pour une Infante Défunte, Tzigane, Valses Nobles et Sentimentales, String Quartet, Rapsodie Espagnole, Jeux D'eau, Shéhérazade, Menuet Antique. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 79. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Boléro is a one-movement orchestral piece by Maurice Ravel. Originally composed as a ballet commissioned by Russian ballerina Ida Rubenstein, the piece, which premiered in 1928, is Ravel's most famous musical composition. Before Boléro, Ravel had composed large scale ballets (such as Daphnis et Chloé, composed for the Ballets Russes 19091912), suites for the ballet (such as the second orchestral version of Ma Mère l'Oye, 1912), and one-movement dance pieces (such as La Valse, 1906-1920). Apart from such compositions intended for a staged dance performance, Ravel had demonstrated an interest in composing re-styled dances, from his earliest successes (the 1895 Menuet and the 1899 Pavane) to his more mature works like Le tombeau de Couperin (which takes the format of a dance suite). Boléro epitomises Ravel's preoccupation with restyling and reinventing dance movements. It was also one of the last pieces he composed before illness forced him into retirement: the two piano concertos and the Don Quichotte à Dulcinée song cycle were the only compositions that followed Boléro. The work had its genesis in a commission from the dancer Ida Rubinstein, who asked Ravel to make an orchestral transcription of six pieces from Isaac Albéniz' set of piano pieces, Iberia. While working on the transcription, Ravel was informed that the movements had already been orchestrate...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=319826 ... Read more

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Wonderful annecdotes and pictures about Ravel by those who knew him
If you want to know more about Ravel as a person, this collection of anecdotes from those who actually knew him is quite interesting and valuable (and available used at a great price).The book begins with a chronology of events in Ravel's life (and major world events along the way so the reader can coordinate where Ravel's life fits in).There are then fourteen chapters on various topics such as Ravel's youth, on composing, about various works, as a teacher, a performer, as a friend, and his last years.The stories sometimes seem to conflict so you have to take them for what they are worth.

There are also many very interesting photographs of those whose stories are included as well as those of the composer alone and with his contemporaries.Ravel was a very private man and this book can help us get to know him a bit.While his music really stands on its own apart from Ravel's biography (as does the music of all great composers), we always want to know more about the composer, performer, writer, and so forth.It really says more about us than the artist or the nature of art, but it is a constant and continuing desire of those of us who receive the art.

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Ravel’s greatest songs and song cycles—among them Sheherazade, Five Greek Folk Songs and Three Poems by Stephane Mallarme—edited and introduced by the world’s leading Ravel scholar, Arbie Orenstein. Reprinted from authoritative French editions and provided with new English translations.
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Wonderful collection
This is a wonderful collection of many of the most important art songs by Maurice Ravel. While not all of his art songs are contained here, it contains all of his early works in the genre for a very affordable price. A very nice addition to any music lover's library.Ravel: Songs ... Read more