Ravel, Maurice : Valses nobles et sentimentales
Work Overview
Composition Year：1911
Publication Year：1912
First Publisher：Durand
Instrumentation：Piano Solo
Genre：waltz
Total Playing Time：15 min 04 sec
Copyright：Public Domain
Commentary (2)
Author : Uosumi, Megumi
Last Updated: June 2, 2022
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Author : Uosumi, Megumi
Author : Wada, Mayuko
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Author : Wada, Mayuko
A work composed for a concert of the SIM (Société Indépendante de Musique), which was formed after seceding from the conservative Société Nationale de Musique. At this concert, a rare experiment was conducted: the pieces were performed anonymously, with the exception of a sonata by D. Scarlatti. However, only about half of the audience correctly identified this piece as Ravel's work, and it seems to have received mixed reactions.
The work consists of seven short waltzes and an epilogue. Ravel stated that he composed them "following the example of Schubert," and that "the seventh piece is the most characteristic." The score includes a quotation from Henri de Régnier's novel Les Rencontres de M. de Bréot (1904): "The delightful, ever-new pleasure of engaging in useless things."
In 1912, it was orchestrated by Ravel and staged as a ballet titled Adélaïde, ou le langage des fleurs (Adelaide, or the Language of Flowers).
Structure and Movements
- I: Moderately
- II: Quite slowly
- III: Moderately
- IV: Quite lively
- V: Almost slowly
- VI: Lively
- VII: Somewhat lively
- VIII: Epilogue: Slowly
Movements (8)
Arrangements & Related Works(1) <Show>
Ravel, Maurice： Valses nobles et sentimentales (pour orchestre)
Composition Year: 1912
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Sheet Music
Scores List (5)
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