Shéhérazade (song cycle), M. 41
This guide follows Ravel’s Shéhérazade (song cycle), M. 41 (1903) in three parts: Asie, La flûte enchantée and L'indifférent.
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Follow all 22 sections as they play
- IAsie
- IILa flûte enchantée
- IIIL'indifférent
IAsie0:01–10:03
The longest song, about ten minutes, in which a dreamer imagines escaping everyday life for the fabled lands of Asia. The two main ideas are set out at once: the first , a and a (the ). From the third a chain of episodes carries the forward as it grows more feverish. The second idea in the later and the first near the end, in reverse order, as the mood calms and the dreamer comes back to the real world.
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IILa flûte enchantée10:37–13:35
IIIL'indifférent13:55–17:40
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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