Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54
This guide follows Ravel’s Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54 (1908) in four parts: Prélude à la nuit, Malagueña, Habanera and Feria.
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Follow all 22 sections as they play
- IPrélude nuit
- II
- III
- IVFeria
IPrélude nuit0:24–4:11
A night piece in 3/4, marked , that never rises above mezzo- and keeps the strings muted. After the , the A material enters, then a contrasting B, and A . Running through all of it is the falling four-note figure, repeated almost obsessively, which becomes the thread of the whole work.
- A
II4:22–6:27
III6:44–9:00
IVFeria9:16–15:24
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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