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• What makes Ravel's early works unique?

  All these works, especially the two latter, show the astonishing early perfection of style and craftsmanship that are the hallmarks of Ravel’s entire oeuvre. He is one of the rare composers whose early works seem scarcely less mature than those of his maturity.

• What is the ISBN number for Maurice Ravel's music?

  The two tables below give the following informaton for works by Maurice Ravel (where applicable): M. — numbers allocated in: Maurice Marnat, Maurice Ravel (Paris: Fayard, 1986). ISBN 2-213-01685-2 . Original Author — only given in cases where Ravel arranged or edited a work by another composer.

• What is Maurice Ravel best known for?

  Maurice Ravel. Maurice Ravel, in full Joseph-Maurice Ravel, (born March 7, 1875, Ciboure, France—died December 28, 1937, Paris), French composer of Swiss-Basque descent, noted for his musical craftsmanship and perfection of form and style in such works as Boléro (1928), Pavane pour une infante défunte (1899; Pavane for a Dead Princess),...

• What happened to Ravel in his last years?

  The last five years of Ravel’s life were clouded by aphasia, which not only prevented him from writing another note of music but also deprived him of the power of speech and made it impossible for him even to sign his name. Perhaps the real tragedy of his condition was that his musical imagination remained as active as ever.

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