Path 21
Debussy and Ravel
Two French composers side by side, often compared and often confused, from 1891 to Boléro in 1928.
Debussy → Ravel
Boléro, M. 81
This guide follows Ravel’s Boléro, M. 81 (1928) in one part.
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Follow all 20 sections as they play
, 0:14–11:54
The snare drum begins alone in the with the two- rhythm that never stops. The first melody (A) enters on flute, and the second (B), with its syncopations and flattened notes, follows. This pair, each melody played twice, comes round again three more times. In the last round each melody is heard once. Near the end the jumps to E major for eight . In the bass drum, cymbals and tam-tam join in, and the final chord resolves to C major.
- A
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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