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[JOSEPH] MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937) French composer - incidentally not Jewish, certain commentators
His family moved from the Pyrenees to Paris before he was one. Pupil of Fauré and others at the Paris Conservatoire. Failed in three attempts for the French Rome Prize, and was unfairly barred (although he had already works published and performed) from a fourth try. Notable for IMPRESSIONIST technique (more clear-cut,
however, than Piano works include 2 concertos (one for left hand), sonatina, suites
Visited England (Hon. D. Mus., Oxford, 1928) and USA; died in Paris... refused the Legion of Honour. For the music of Ravel, go to our online store at:
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