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Joseph-Maurice Ravel (March,
1875 – December, 1937) was a
French composer and pianist of
the impressionistic period,
known especially for the
subtlety, richness and
poignancy of his music.
His piano, chamber music and
orchestral works have become
staples of the concert
repertoire.
Ravel's piano compositions,
such as Jeux d'eau, Miroirs and
Gaspard de la Nuit, demand
considerable virtuosity from
the performer, and his
orchestral music, including
Daphnis et Chloé and his
arrangement of Modest
Mussorgsky's Pictures at an
Exhibition, uses tonal color
and variety of sound and
instrumentation very
effectively.
To the general public, Ravel is
probably best known for his
orchestral work, Boléro, which
he considered trivial and once
described as "a piece for
orchestra without music."
According to Sacem, Ravel's
estate earns more royalties
than that of any other French
musician.
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