Path 15
Paris around 1900
Fauré, Satie, Debussy, Chausson, Dukas and Ravel, from 1887 to 1920.
Fauré → Satie → Debussy → Chausson → Dukas → Ravel
La valse, M. 72
This guide follows Ravel’s La valse, M. 72 (1920) in one part.
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de viennoise0:02–12:25
The piece opens in a low murmur (the ), where the is hidden in mist. Then of melody begin to into a of . The proper follows: a chain of , loud and soft, tender, pompous and restless in turn. Then the brings back the earlier melodies, altered by unexpected modulations and a macabre colouring. A backward glance, a final drive and a gesture end the with a hard duple rhythm.
- : Phase 1
- : begins
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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