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Jeux d'eau, M. 30
This guide follows Ravel’s Jeux d'eau, M. 30 (1901) in one part (sonata form).
The first opens very softly in E major. The is built on the five-note pentatonic scale and treated quite freely. A long follows, and around the the bass rests on a held low G-sharp (a ). Both themes come back in the , the first and then the second. The ends the piece with a sweeping cascade of very fast notes.
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
At a glance
- Très doux
Questions
- How long is Jeux d'eau, M. 30?
- About 5 min in this recording.
- What form is it in?
- Sonata form.
- Is there a score of Maurice Ravel's Jeux d'eau, M. 30?
- Yes, of every movement.
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