Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82
This guide follows Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82 (1930) in one part.
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Follow all 8 sections as they play
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The opens with double basses arpeggiating over a low contrabassoon, like an orchestra tuning up. The first starts, then a . Then the piano takes over in an . The (B) begins, jazz-tinged and -like, blurring triple and duple rhythms. The opening (A′), and a second fills the 's part with very fast runs. The closes the concerto.
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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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