Path 12
Paris around 1900
Fauré, Satie, Debussy, Dukas and Ravel, from 1887 to 1920.
Fauré → Satie → Debussy → Dukas → Ravel
Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
This guide follows Ravel’s Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 (1899) in one part.
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A slow, stately dance in G major. The is the , and in the orchestral version the horns lead the opening. The first ( 1) contrasts with it. The ( 2) in a changed setting, and a second ( 2) follows. In the final the comes back for the last , and the music slowly fades away.
- A /
- B / 1
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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